Editor’s Note: You’re reading a February 2011 article. The latest news (April 2011) on Costco’s construction in Limerick PA can be found here.
NEITHER SNOW NOR RAIN NOR SLEET – Or, for that matter, any other inclement weather has slowed site preparations on Evergreen and West Lightcap roads in Limerick (PA) Township, next to the Sanatoga interchange of U.S. Route 422, for construction of a new Costco Warehouse Store in the Gateway At Sanatoga shopping center project. Construction crews (above) were busy working Tuesday (Feb. 15, 2011) at the site, just as they have been through the fierce winter storms and bitter cold of recent weeks.
Dump trucks and other heavy equipment (above) continue to move mountains of soil, clay and rocky fill to create a level surface from which Costco and its companion stores will rise. Current Gateway plans call for a total project of 412,000 square feet covering portions of both sides of West Lightcap, and including six restaurants, two banks, a cinema, a hotel, and 170,000 square feet of retailing. Much of this month’s work has involved installation (below) of underground utilities and infrastructure. The project is being developed by O’Neil Properties Group of King of Prussia PA; Costco says it still plans for a Spring 2011 opening.
Related (to the Gateway At Sanatoga project):
- Costco Construction Still Aiming For A Spring Opening
- Contractor Agrees To End Night Work At Sanatoga Gateway
- Sanatoga Gateway’s Overnight Noise Near An End
- Beep!-Beep!, No Sleep For Residents Near Gateway Site
- Pipeline Being Moved At Sanatoga Gateway
- What Gateway At Sanatoga Marketing Says About Us
- Before Demise, Limerick Homes Get Firefighters’ Farewell
- Ground Clearing Begins At Sanatoga “Gateway”
- Developer Sets New Costco Date: Spring 2011
- New Activity Stirs For Gateway At Sanatoga Project
- Costco Approved Without Traffic Improvements (WhatsThe422.com)
- Sanatoga Gateway Endorsed By Limerick Planners (WhatsThe422.com)
- Sanatoga Project Faces Limerick Zoning Decisions
- Sanatoga Shopping Project On Limerick Zoning Agenda
- More Web Searches Seek ‘Sanatoga Springs’
- Board Approves Interchange Mapping Costs
- Sanatoga Springs Promotion In Flux
- Townships Agree To Interchange Planning
- Township Interviews For ‘Bigger Picture’
- Missing Walks Latest Bridge Complaint
- Trying, Trying Again At The Interchange
- Just One Speaker At Sanatoga Springs Hearing
- The Overlooked Users Of Sanatoga Springs
- County Suggests Cooperation On Sanatoga Springs
- Improving The Odds At The Interchange
- More About … Sanatoga Springs (No. 1 In A Series)
- Trial Balloon: An Inter-Municipal Agreement
- Lobbyists Court Lower Pottsgrove
- A New Arrival In “Sanatoga Springs”
Photos for The Post by Aimee M. Herbert, Aimee Marie Photography
Not trying to be smart, but Spring 2012 is more realistic.
They are still getting stuck in the mud up there and have yet to pour any concrete.
whats in the ground?
From what we’ve learned, going underground now is drainage and other utility-related piping necessary for site preparation. The gas line that crosses the property was relocated several months ago. It will be interesting to see how quickly the rest of the work proceeds once the spring weather breaks.