Kwik Fill Construction

SLIPPERY ROCK, PA (8:00 a.m.)-- Frequenters of the Kwik Fill gas station in downtown Slippery Rock were somewhat surprised to drive by the convenient store this morning to see caution tape and orange barrels surrounding the station.

The Kwik Fill gas station in downtown Slippery Rock is undergoing to repairs.

According to Kyle Crawford, a construction worker on the site, the station is undergoing beautification repairs and there is nothing wrong structurally with the station.

"We're just putting in new main-way risers and re-doing the concrete to make it more safe and make it look better," Crawford said.

He did not give an exact re-opening date for the Kwik Fill, but didn't expect it to be closed that long. Crawford said he expected the site to be closed though at least through today.

The sounds of jack-hammering can be heard consistently throughout downtown Slippery Rock. The process has some residents slightly upset, including frequenters of Kwik Fill. Resident Martin Zanicky, who was unaware of the changes on his way to Kwik Fill this morning, was surprised to see the convenient store closed.

Zanicky said the sounds weren't that irritating because he's become used to hearing pop-up noises in Slippery Rock all the time, but said he was more upset at the fact he couldn't go to the Kwik Fill for the shorter lines and what he said to be cheaper prices.

"It's not the end of the world that there's construction there, but it's kind of an inconvenience to have to go to Sheetz," Zanicky said.



The construction is having no effect on traffic in the area, in one of the busier sections of Slippery Rock. The intersection of Main Street and Franklin Street is one of the most traveled areas in the downtown area.

Side view of the construction at Kwik Fill

The Kwik Fill is one of three gas stations in the Franklin and Main intersection. The Marathon station sits catercorner to the Kwik Fill and Sheetz is directly across from it. The Sheetz moved there two years ago from its previous location on the corner of  Main Street and Cooper Street.

Crawford (left) looks on as the main-ways are jack-hammered around. 

There was no final word on when the Kwik Fill construction would be complete, but it appears to be an ongoing project that has no definitive end date. As mentioned above, there are still plenty of options for filling up with gas in the Slippery Rock area with two more gas stations directly around the Kwik Fill.

As mentioned above, traffic flow is not currently being effected by the construction.