After 3-Year Delay, Hazlet Chick-fil-A Starts Construction

HAZLET, NJ – Chicken fans, rejoice: the proposed Hazlet Chick-fil-A location has finally started construction this week. The new fast food site, located on Route 35 next to the Hazlet Cinemark 12 Theater, saw construction vehicles roaming the area on July 27.

While officials from the township recently approved a construction permit to Chick-fil-A, onsite construction was delayed for years due to a company issue in receiving all necessary approvals.

Hazlet’s land use board approved a 5,151-square-foot location in February 2017. The board issued a one-year extension for the project in 2019.

According to township documents, the restaurant will offer 136 seats for indoor dining, a drive-thru window and 41 parking spaces.

Nearby locations include the Freehold Raceway Mall and Eatontown’s Monmouth Mall. The Hazlet location will mark the fourth Chick-fil-A location in Monmouth County and 46th in New Jersey, according to the fast food chain’s website.

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