'Travel Plaza' plans reviewed in Woodhull
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WOODHULL, Ill. — The economic climate for the village of Woodhull underwent a significant improvement last week with the announcement and details of the proposal for a Pilot Travel Center, to be constructed on the site of the former Woodhull Plaza.
The Plaza business, part of the village over 30 years, has been closed for several months. The site is west of Woodhull on Illinois 17, adjacent to Exit 32 off Interstate 74.
Catherine A. Adkins, senior project manager for Pilot, met with Mayor Dave Holmes, trustee and economic development chairman Mary Engholm and trustee and public works chairman Lloyd Carlson this week.
“We’re really excited about the property here and want to know what we need to get done to start (construction) in April,” Adkins told the mayor and trustees.
The 10,000-square-foot business will likely include a McDonald’s restaurant, with a drive-through facility as well as dining room seating, a gas bay for trucks and another for vehicles, restrooms and a convenience store.
The business building at the site will be demolished and a new building constructed, Adkins said.
“I’m 99 percent sure the restaurant will be a McDonald’s,” she said.
The construction can be completed in 130 days for an opening in September, the committee learned, though a proposed off-site road will need approval from the Illinois Department of Transportation.
Adkins and engineer Kevin Cooper said the additional roadway will be constructed on the east side of the business, to separate the truck travel from other vehicles.
The 24-hour, seven-day-per-week business will employ 75 people, with an annual payroll of $1.05 million, according to Adkins’ figures. Adkins said the estimated investment is $5.7 million, not including the cost of the land.
The city desk can be contacted at (563) 383-2245 or newsroom@qctimes.com.
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