Quick Chek Proposal On Agenda For Wednesday
Convenience store chain want to build on former State Police barracks on Route 138
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An application to build a Quick Chek convenience store and gas station on the site of a former State Police barracks is scheduled for a hearing on Wednesday before the Board of Adjustment.
The application has not had a hearing since February, according to the zoning board’s agenda.
The convenience store chain wants to construct a 5,496-square-foot store and 16-pump gas station at 2101 Allenwood Road, near Route 138 east. It is the site of the former State Police barracks. The plan has been vigorously opposed by neighboring residents.
Residents have complained that the proposal would needlessly add to traffic snarls and accidents on Allenwood Road.
And in its February hearing, Quick Chek officials appeared to acknowledge neighbors’ concerns, offering a reconfigured traffic plan that would extend access beyond Allenwood Road about 150 feet before meeting up with the existing jughandle at the intersection with Route 138.
The new plan would require state Department of Transportation approval, according to Quick Chek officials.
The majority of traffic, up to 80 percent, would be entering and leaving from Route 138, Olivo said. Residents dispute that claim.
“This methodology doesn’t bear up the what we experience every day in Wall Township,’’ Parkwood Drive resident Michael Ferrell has said.
Michael Ferrell
9:35 am on Tuesday, October 16, 2012
Let's remember that while 80% of the traffic will enter form route 138 ALL OF THE TRAFFIC EXITING MUST CROSS OR TURN ONTO ALLENWOOD ROAD. That is the point that is not well stated or understood. To get back to 138 eastbound vehicles MUST cross Allenwood Road and use a jughandle. Trucks over 5 tons can not turn right onto Allenwood Road.
Guntoter66
4:18 pm on Tuesday, October 16, 2012
Has there been a rash of empty gas tanks near Allenwood Rd., that requires another Quick-Chek? How about people with "coffee jitters"? Say NO to more Wall Township clutter. Where are the Wall residents that are in favor of another Quick-Chek?
Nicholas Sullivan
5:03 pm on Tuesday, October 16, 2012
The people who live there will probably be some of the most frequent users and will benefit the town more than hurt it
Michael Ferrell
7:04 pm on Tuesday, October 16, 2012
Oh you must be living in a fantasy land. Taking traffic entering this location from 138 and making it ALL exit on Allenwood road far outweighs the benefits to the town. It isn't the store, it is simply the location of it and the traffic mess it would create. Move it so there's both an entrance and and exit on 138 and it would make sense.
Nicholas Sullivan
8:08 pm on Tuesday, October 16, 2012
Think of the Wawa on Wyckoff road. Look at the location from above, it even looks like it was made for a gas station
Michael Ferrell
12:45 pm on Wednesday, October 17, 2012
Mr. Sullivan.... the wyckoff road WAWA has both incoming and exiting access at both "driveways" if you will...... in this case you could enter from 138 or allenwood road. but ONLY exit on Allenwood road. While I tend to agree the site from above looks like a gas station, the state will not allow an exit from the site onto 138. That is THE issue. SO if I am the typical tourist driving east on 138 and need gas/soda/etc I would pull in from 138, in the middle of the right turn lane for allenwood road. I'd gas up and then when I leave to get back to 138 I would exit crossing the four lanes of allenwood road at that point (if I could) and then have to enter the modified ramp competing there with traffic on allendwood road turning east onto 138....and then if I haven't had an accident..... or incited road rage, continue onto 138. That just doesn't make sense, and is going to be a nightmare. Go sit tonight at rush hour in that driveway and think about the traffic flow and the estimates given and how much of an issue it would be. Given my own unscientific study of neighboring traffic into these sites there was a morning rush hour average of over 250 cars as well as 50 large multi axle trucks/tractor trailers per hour. That should be fun to throw into, and cross over allenwood road.
Nicholas Sullivan
5:00 pm on Wednesday, October 17, 2012
You talk about Allenwood Road as if it is this huge highway that has a large number of vehicles going at high speeds, while in reality it is a low traffic road that only locals every use and has a low speed limit.
The only thing that will ever want to go into that space is something like a Gas station. If we ban this, instead it will turn into the Furniture store on 35 or Peddlers village, which are both huge blights on the community.
Michael Ferrell
6:01 pm on Wednesday, October 17, 2012
hum..... really it isn't a hugh highway. The intersection is termed "strategic" by the State DOT which is why they are restricting exiting back on to 138. While I feel you must be representing someone else's interests, its clear that the site would be better suited for some other use, or some way found to re-route traffic back onto 138 to avoid adding congestion at peak hours, as well as during tourist season. Already Allenwood road backs up every day at rush hours from route 34 back towards this location. Add in traffic that can't cross allenwood who then decide to re-route down allenwood to 18th avenue and route 34..... need I say more?