LOWER MACUNGIE TWP., Pa. — Less than a year after its celebratory opening, the Wawa drive-thru-only convenience store on Hamilton Boulevard is, well, through.
A sign on the door of the convenience store/gas station at 6216 Hamilton Blvd. says the store closed on Jan. 5. No reason for the closure was listed.
Signage has been removed from the building.
The notice of closure on the front door of the building directs individuals to patronize nearby full-service Wawa stores: 4900 Hamilton Blvd. and 3321 Willow Lane, Lower Macungie; 7572 Schantz Road, Upper Macungie Township; and 408 S. Cedar Crest Blvd., South Whitehall Township.
There was no response to a phone message Thursday to Wawa headquarters in Media, Delaware County, to learn the reason for the closing.
The Wawa drive-thru at Hamilton Boulevard was the second such Wawa in Pennsylvania; the first was in Falls Township, Bucks County. That location closed last fall.
Located in front of Movie Tavern Trexlertown, the Wawa Drive-thru opened on Feb. 8 to great fanfare, with a ribbon-cutting ceremony, T-shirt giveaways and a hoagie-making competition between members of the Lower Macungie Fire Department and Macungie Ambulance.
The Wawa employed 25 workers.
