North Huntingdon to consider plans for reconstructed Sheetz store along Route 30

Sheetz Inc. plans to demolish its convenience store along Route 30 east of the Pennsylvania Turnpike in North Huntingdon this year and start construction in January on its replacement with a drive-through window, a Sheetz spokesman said.

The new store at the intersection of Route 30 and North Thompson Lane is expected to be open in late spring or early summer next year, said Nick Ruffner, Sheetz spokesman.

The store will be about 6,140 square feet in size with the capability to fuel 10 vehicles at a time, Ruffner said. The set of pumps along North Thompson Lane will be eliminated in the new configuration, as depicted in the plans presented to the township.

The store will have indoor and outdoor seating, Ruffner said.

North Huntingdon officials are expected to consider approving the site plans for the reconfigured store Wednesday. The township planning commission recommended the plan for final approval by a unanimous vote this month.

Robert Humme, the owner of three parcels totaling 1.8 acres, is the applicant for the site plan, along with Altoona-based Sheetz.

Other sites

Sheetz has proposed new buildings in Hempfield and Greensburg in the past year.

One proposed development would replace the vacant building that formerly housed Rite Aid at West Hills Drive, across the highway from Greengate Centre in Hempfield.

Route 30 traffic would not have direct access to the proposed development. Instead, motorists would turn onto West Hills Drive from the highway, township engineer Dan Schmitt said. Sidewalks are part of the proposal.

Another new store could rise at 770 E. Pittsburgh St. in Greensburg near the intersection of Humphrey Road at the city’s eastern border.

Variances were needed to develop the store on the site now occupied by a multi-tenant plaza known as the Davis Center.