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guiltyofnothing t1_j29luzc wrote

Reply to comment by master_sweep in The Greater RVA Gas Station Wars by CarlCasper

There’s a goddamn Wawa like a mile down the road. I do not get it.

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AccidentallyTaschen t1_j29ul40 wrote

Their main issues are 1. Traffic at that intersection already sort of being a mess and 2. Sheetz taking up all the parking for Natalie’s/Galley, etc

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guiltyofnothing t1_j2b9e5w wrote

Traffic has been a mess there since 1994 when the Food Lion opened. And the parcel it’s going on is empty. It’s not exactly forcing out anyone.

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AccidentallyTaschen t1_j2bj69p wrote

In my opinion the new light they put in earlier this year has made things much more congested. But yeah, fair point it’s been empty for a while, and even when Benny’s was super popular there it was never that crowded

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I_Enjoy_Beer t1_j2btcjk wrote

In my opinion/experience, getting out of the Granite Hill neighborhood before that light went in was gambling with your life. People fly thru the Food Lion intersection, so making a left out at that intersection at Melbourne was a blind crapshoot.

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Colt1911-45 t1_j2bzztr wrote

Where is Sheetz going? I lived off Cherokee back when Martin's and that old smokefilled steakhouse was still around. Was a while ago.

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nauraug t1_j2cr8tg wrote

Galley and Natalie's don't take much parking.

Rock Falls during a blind draw night? That could be a real issue.

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CarlCasper OP t1_j29t6lf wrote

The one going up on Broad replacing the Arby's is about 3/4 mile away from the one on Staples Mill, as the crow flies anyway. But they're both major thoroughfares so I guess their stats people know what they are doing.

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