The first Wawa store has been proposed for East Milton in Santa Rosa County.
The latest Wawa convenience store was proposed for development at 7212 U.S. Highway 90 on the northeast corner of U.S. 90 and Dale Street intersection. It's the second Wawa project planned for Santa Rosa County, while there have been five stores proposed for Escambia County.
Here’s what we know about Santa Rosa County’s latest Wawa project.
Where is East Milton's Wawa planned?
East Milton’s potential Wawa is planned for construction on the northeast corner of the U.S. 90 and Dale Street intersection.
Developers plan to build a Wawa with 6,372 square feet of space, eight gas pumps and a few charging spots for electric vehicles using approximately 2.6 acres of undeveloped land.
Sixty parking spots are also planned as part of the project, according to its site plans filed with Santa Rosa County.
Four full-access driveways to exit the Wawa location are planned as part of the project. Developers plan for two driveways to lead onto Red Brick Road, one onto U.S. 90 and the last providing access to Dale Street.
Developers were told during a February pre-application meeting that more work was needed for the project to meet the county’s the Land Development Code requirements.
The site consists of multiple parcels, three of which need to be rezoned to allow for commercial use on the property. Developers filed a small-scale rezoning request this week to achieve that and turn the parcels’ use from mixed-residential and commercial to highway commercial.
Where else is Wawa opening locally?
Between Santa Rosa and Escambia counties, there are four Wawa projects that have been approved and three that are awaiting approval.
The East Milton Wawa project is the chain’s second proposed store for Santa Rosa County. Their first proposed location is planned for the Pace area and was filed in March. Neither has been approved at the time of writing.
A Wawa was recently proposed for the central Pensacola, but it has not yet received approval from the county.
All four of Wawa’s approved projects have been in Escambia County, two of which are in Northwest Pensacola while the other pair are in Ferry Pass and Southwest Pensacola respectively.
The first Wawa project in Escambia County to receive approval is planned for 5888 W. Nine Mile Road. The second Wawa in northwest Pensacola broke ground off of Pine Forest Road in late April.
The chain’s third-approved project is planned for 9262 W. U.S. Highway 98 and received its development order from the county on May 29.
Wawa’s latest approved store in Ferry Pass received approval on June 12 and will be built at 8530 N. Davis Highway.
During an April groundbreaking event for their Pine Forest Road location, Wawa Director of Store Operations Joe Collins said they plan to open eight to 10 locations for the Pensacola market over the next five to eight years. Each store will bring an additional 35 to 40 jobs to their respective areas.
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Why is Wawa so popular?
Open 24 hours a day, 365 days a year, a Wawa offers all the things you'd expect from a convenience store − snacks, lottery tickets, drinks, tobacco, gas (at most locations), etc. − but they also offer a larger variety of fresh food than most fast-food restaurants such as their made-to-order, fan-favorite hoagies and the hot breakfast "Sizzli" sandwiches.
Wawas also are famous for customer service, scrupulously clean bathrooms, decent gas prices, free air for your tires and no-charge ATMs. In 2022 Forbes ranked them #12 in their Halo 100 list of brands that consumers love.
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