Proposed Wawa location coming to Jacksonville's Southside

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — A proposed location for one of the first Wawa locations in Northeast Florida’s has been revealed.

The popular gas station and convenience store chain is expected to move into the Southside neighborhood at Beach Boulevard and Central Parkway, just east of Interstate 295, in 2017.

The Jax Daily Record reports the new location could be one of six initial sites in Northeast Florida.

The first Wawa in Florida market in July 2012 in Central Florida.

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