Gas station and traffic lights added to new Publix shopping center in Myrtle Beach

Caroline Williamson

A new Publix shopping center in the Market Common area is nearly finished, according to a Publix spokesperson.

Traffic lights at the intersection of Coventry Blvd and Wood Duck Drive went live on Wednesday. A gas station is currently under construction at the site as well.

The shopping center is located along Coventry Boulevard, across from the South Strand hospital. A few residents in the Market Common area have expressed concerns for the developing area.

New traffic lights and pedestrian walks have been constructed at Coventry Boulevard and Goldfinch Drive as part of the development of a new Publix shopping center as well as out parcels and a gas station being built on the site near The Market Common. October 11, 2022.
New traffic lights and pedestrian walks have been constructed at Coventry Boulevard and Goldfinch Drive as part of the development of a new Publix shopping center as well as out parcels and a gas station being built on the site near The Market Common. October 11, 2022.

Debi Vecchio, who will live close by, said she was concerned about the new gas station because of how it could affect crime rates.

“When you put in a gas station right where homes are at, crime is gonna happen,” Vecchio, who currently lives in North Carolina, said.

Vecchio added that the traffic lights and gas station would back up traffic in an area that is already fast-growing.

“These city planners need to sit down and city plan,” Vecchio said.

Alongside the Publix shopping center, a list of businesses are coming to the retail complex as well. Here is a list of what’s being added to the area, according to a leasing brochure.

  • Smoothie King

  • Waxing the City

  • Marco’s Pizza

  • Nail Spa & Beyond

  • All in Good Spirits

  • Heartland Dental

  • SC Federal Credit Union

According to a Publix spokesperson, the grocery store is set to open “on schedule,” which developers said earlier this year would be in mid to late October. An opening date has not yet been announced.

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