New McDonalds coming on Route 286 in Plum

Published: Wednesday, Feb. 19, 2014, 9:00p.m. Updated 12 hours ago

McDonald's is looking to open a new restaurant in Plum this spring.

The new location at the intersection of Route 286 and New Texas Road is replacing the current McDonald's less than a mile away on Route 286 near the Holiday Park Volunteer Fire Department.

While construction is influenced by weather conditions, I expect the McDonald's of Plum building to be complete by late April, said Andy Shaffer, owner and operator of the current restaurant on Route 286.

The new location is expected to have a side-by-side drive-thru.

The feature allows for two people to place orders at the same time.

More than 70 percent of (McDonald's) customers utilize the drive-thru for service, Mark Mox of McIlvried, Didiano & Mox, a consulting, engineering and surveying firm hired by McDonald's for the project said in 2012 when restaurant officials presented a site plan to the Plum Borough Planning Commission.

Borough council in November 2012 voted to approve the new restaurant that will have 46 parking spots.

Mox said a survey of parking at the current site revealed that at the peak hours of business, 27 parking spots are in use 20 for customers and seven for employees.

Forty-six will provide sufficient parking for this business, Mox said.

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