QuikTrip Coming to Van Alstyne

Mary Jane Farmer | October 17, 2023 | Reply

Story and photo by Mary Jane Farmer for the Van Alstyne News, Scene In Town.

On the southeast corner of Van Alstyne Parkway and U.S. Highway 75, QuikTrip is building a new convenience store and fueling area.
QuikTrip builds and operates attractive convenience stores with gas stations and is known for its customer service and cleanliness. Company plans call for removing the existing Shell building, awnings, signage, and underground fuel tanks, City Manager Lane Jones told the Council at its August meeting.
QuikTrip’s Corporate Communications Manager, Aisha Jefferson, said that they expect all work and stocking to be completed and ready for opening in July 2024. After the closing of the Shell station there, local drivers had the option of getting their gasoline at the Quick Check, Valero, or the Born in Texas stations.
The new store, which will be Van Alstyne’s 4th convenience store, will be redeveloped from the ground up, she said. It will be about 3,800 square feet in size; will have regular, premium, and diesel gasoline; and will offer freshly-made foods such as pastries and ready-made meals.
Currently, a construction crew is onsite tearing down the above-ground items, including the gasoline pumps and signage. The crew is also digging to remove the underground fuel tanks and make the sites available to replace those old tanks with new equipment. Jefferson said they might possibly replace the water pipes underneath, as well. “We want to make sure we don’t use any old parts,” she said.
Jefferson also said that the QuikTrip company plans to make it “the best paying convenience store in the neighborhood.” Hiring will begin about in January, she said, and those wanting to hire on can begin the process by going Online to QuikTrip.com and filling out the provided paperwork.
There is a QuikTrip on the west side of U.S. Highway 75, five miles south in Anna. This new Van Alstyne store will compliment it by being on the east side of the highway, thereby providing travelers a way to use the facilities without having to turn around.
The work site is marked and/or blocked on all sides (as shown in the photo) to not approve any admission when the crew has ceased working for the day.