BERLIN – Traffic concerns prompted officials to delay approval of plans for a Wawa at the intersection of Route 50 and North Main Street in Berlin.
The Berlin Planning Commission this week voted unanimously to table consideration of a site plan revision for a Wawa on Route 818 at its intersection with eastbound Route 50. Officials said they wanted traffic at the busy intersection reviewed and improvements made to the site layout.
“We raised our hands to protect the people of Berlin, not the convenience of people going to Ocean City,” commission member Ron Cascio said. “This is a nightmare traffic situation.”
Representatives from Bohler Engineering met with the commission Wednesday to review plans for a Wawa on a site previously expected to be a 7-Eleven. In 2021, the commission approved a site plan for Athena Properties, the parcel on the corner of routes 818 and 50, that included a 7-Eleven and a hotel. Bohler Engineering representatives told the commission this week that little had changed except the brand of the convenience store.
“We’re swapping a convenience store and gas station use for a convenience store and gas station use,” Bohler’s Jamie Andruzzi said.
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