Construction Begins At New Wawa Replacing Fabricland

NORTH PLAINFIELD, NJ — Construction has begun at Wawa's newest location on Route 22 West in North Plainfield and a targeted opening timeline has been announced.

The 24-hour Wawa convenience store and gas station is replacing the iconic and long-standing Fabricland building, which has sat at the 869 Route 22 West location for 55 years.

Demolition of the former 21,000 square foot building began last week. The new Wawa location is located across the highway and near the newly built QuickChek, which opened this past November.

The North Plainfield Wawa location is projected to open in the fourth quarter of 2019, said Alyson Mucha, Wawa spokeswoman.

It will include a 5,585-square-foot convenience store and a gas station with six pumps.

"We look forward to serving the residents of the North Plainfield community!" Mucha said.

Wawa is expanding rapidly through the area with a location on Route 28 in Bridgewater that opened in May 2017 and a location in Somerset in December 2017.

Fabricland has since relocated to 270 Route 22 West in Greenbrook.

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