Wawa’s westernmost outpost in Pennsylvania is moving closer to reality as the company submitted its land development plans for its first Wawa store in Centre County, along Benner Pike near Bellefonte, writes Geoff Rushton for StateCollege.com.

A Wawa spokesman said the hope is to open several stores in the State College area.

The proposed store at Benner Pike and Eagle Point in Benner Township would be directly across from a Wawa rival Sheetz store.

The 6,600 square-foot store would have 16 gas pumps on eight fueling station islands.

The Wawa will sit on a 22-acre property, which will also be used for stormwater management and overflow parking a Ford dealership.

Benner Pike is also home to a Rutter’s gas station and convenience store as well as a gas station at the Giant supermarket that opened in December.

“In just a couple years we’ve gone from one gas station on the Benner Pike to four,” Board of Commissioners Chair Mark Higgins said. “Quite a lot of — progress might not be the right term for it — quite a lot of motion, shall we say, in greater Bellefonte at this point. A lot more businesses, a lot more activity.”

Read more about a new Centre County Wawa in the State College area at StateCollege.com.