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QuikTrip opening store in growing East Hamilton County near VW plant

Staff photo by Mike Pare / A QuikTrip convenience store and fuel center stands at Interstate 24 and Browns Ferry Road. A second QuikTrip is planned at I-75 and Apison Pike near the Volkswagen plant.
Staff photo by Mike Pare / A QuikTrip convenience store and fuel center stands at Interstate 24 and Browns Ferry Road. A second QuikTrip is planned at I-75 and Apison Pike near the Volkswagen plant. Staff photo by Mike Pare / A QuikTrip convenience store and fuel center stands at Interstate 24 and Browns Ferry Road. A second QuikTrip is planned at I-75 and Apison Pike near the Volkswagen plant.

By Mike Pare 3 min read

The fast-growing area around Chattanooga’s Volkswagen plant is about to see more activity with a nearly $10 million convenience store and fuel center at the automaker’s Interstate 75 exit.

“We would like to expand the options for the residents of Chattanooga,” said Aisha Jefferson, QuikTrip’s corporate communications manager, about the new unit that should open early next year.

The site is near the intersection of I-75 and Apison Pike, close to the entrance of a FedEx facility and just opposite Volkswagen Drive, which leads to the assembly plant.

While the QuikTrip center will be the first retail location at the VW exit, Apison Pike is seeing heavy residential growth nearby, especially apartments.

Also, the I-75 exits close by at Bonny Oaks Drive and Ooltewah are expanding their service offerings to handle the influx of residents in East Hamilton County spurred by employers such as VW, Amazon, McKee Foods Corp. and others.