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QuikTrip project in Bloomington still needs approvals

John Pratt, attorney for QuikTrip Corp., addresses the Bloomington City Council on Monday, April 25, 2022, at the downtown Government Center.
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John Pratt, attorney for QuikTrip Corp., addresses the Bloomington City Council on April 25, 2022, at the downtown Government Center.

More than a year after the Bloomington City Council signed off on a proposalto build a QuikTrip travel station on West Market Street, construction has yet to begin.

Deputy City Manager Billy Tyus said the city recently issued building permits.

The QuikTrip location on Illinois Route 9 just across from Farm and Fleet means the Illinois Department of Transportation must approve plans in addition to the city. The company is paying for extensions of Wylie Drive and J.C. Parkway, as well as improvements to Bloomington Heights Road.

"We have approved building permits. It is still the developer's goal to break ground soon. There is still some review that is happening as part of the process for that," said Tyus, adding he expects construction to begin yet this year.

Company representatives told the city council in April 2022 that its other locations, on average, bring a municipality about $1 million in annual tax revenue.

WGLT Senior Reporter Charlie Schlenker has spent more than three award-winning decades in radio. He lives in Normal with his family.
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