July 31. By Dave Vieser. A new full-service Circle K convenience store will occupy the land currently under construction at West Catawba Avenue and Nantz Road, according to the developer Evan Walton. The location was originally planned to be a 7-Eleven until they pulled out of the project approximately nine months ago.

The plans previously approved by the town for the Nantz Road site include a convenience store with gas pumps and a car wash, as well as a building to the rear of the Circle K. Walton said there are also plans for a daycare on the site.

Opening date projections for the new Circle K location are unknown as the long-awaited widening of West Catawba Avenue could impact on the project’s timeline, Walton said.

Also included in the project is the extension of Nantz Road east to connect with Magnolia Plaza Drive.

Circle K currently has a location about a mile away on West Catawba Avenue across from the Bank of America that opened in 1999, and another at the intersection of Bailey Road and Old Statesville Road that opened in 2017.

All together, Circle K operates over 7100 convenience stores in the U.S.