Construction Continues On Newtown Wawa Store And Gas Station

NEWTOWN TOWNSHIP, PA — The new Wawa convenience store and gas station continues to take shape along the heavily traveled Newtown Bypass.

A signature red and white sign has sprouted from the site letting the thousands of cars traveling along the bypass know what’s coming soon.

The 5000-square-foot store is also taking shape along with a canopy that will protect motorists as they are filling up their vehicles with gasoline at the intersection of the Newtown Bypass and Lower Silver Lake Road.

Jeff Werner/Patch

Jeff Werner/Patch

Jeff Werner/Patch

This past fall, the new American Customer Satisfaction Index crowned Wawa as the nation's leading convenience store chain.

Results of the study were gleaned from 5,710 randomly selected customers who were surveyed between March and September 2024. The study ended with Wawa earning an industry-leading score of 82 out of 100.

"If you’ve ever been part of a Wawa versus Sheetz debate, then you know how seriously folks defend their favorite hometown convenience store," a news release on the study reads. "So, in the friendly spirit of competition, the ACSI also measured customer satisfaction at the regional level. Once again, the top players prevail."

Wawa took first place for customer satisfaction in the Northeast and second in the South. Sheetz took second in the Northeast.

For years, the convenience store chain has had its eye on the Newtown area, the only larger community in Bucks County not served by the Southeastern Pennsylvania-based chain. The closet stores to Newtown are in Yardley Borough and Richboro.

The family-owned business based in Delaware County is known for its hoagies, freshly- brewed coffee, the “Sizzli” − a hot breakfast sandwich - dinner items including burgers, fries and pizza along with soups, sides and snacks, and a full line of hot, iced and frozen specialty beverages. Wawa also carries more than 6,000 items including groceries, tobacco and candy.