Old Bridge Wawa On Rt. 9 South Opens Thursday

OLD BRIDGE, NJ — The new Wawa on Rt. 9 south in Old Bridge will open for business at 8 a.m. this Thursday, the store announced.

And bring kids, pre-teens and teens, especially if they like soccer: New York Red Bulls alum Connor Lade will be on site at 7:45 a.m. where he, Red Bulls mascot REDD the bull and Wawa mascot Wally the Goose will do a countdown to the store's grand opening at 8 a.m.

The new Wawa is located at 2000 Rt. 9 (south), Old Bridge, NJ, 08857.

Free t-shirts will be given to the first 100 customers, as supplies last, plus free any-size hot coffee. Wawa will also host its signature hoagie-building competition Thursday morning between Old Bridge Police and members of the Cheesequake Volunteer Fire Department. There will be a ribbon-cutting ceremony at 8:30 a.m.