An Oklahoma-based gas station chain will soon have two Rockford locations, including one that’s slated to open this year on the city’s east side.
QuikTrip broke ground last spring on a more than 8,000-square-foot station at the corner of East State Street and Lyford Road, kitty-corner from the new Hard Rock Casino .
According to plans submitted to the city of Rockford, the development will include a travel center on the four-lot piece of vacant land at 8070 E. State St.
The travel center will occupy Lot 1 while Lots 2 and 3 will be targeted for hotel/motel development. Lot 4 will be used for stormwater retention for the entire development, the plans say.
QuikTrip is also planning to build a store at the corner of 11 th Street and Sandy Hollow Road, in the former Kmart parking lot, land owned by First Midwest Group.
While the East State QuikTrip is expected to open sometime this year, the south Rockford project is still in the early stages and has not broken ground.
According to Scott Capovilla, the city of Rockford’s planning and zoning manager, the Sandy Hollow site still needs plat and permit approval.