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The bad intersection (center) of Route 73, Kresson Road and Kresson-Gibbsboro Road. The land being purchased is outlined in orange. The new Super Wawa is planned north of the TD Bank.
The bad intersection (center) of Route 73, Kresson Road and Kresson-Gibbsboro Road. The land being purchased is outlined in orange. The new Super Wawa is planned north of the TD Bank.
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One of the most troubling intersections in South Jersey will be redesigned in Voorhees at the junction of Route 73 and Kresson and Kresson-Gibbsboro roads.
The Voorhees Township Committee this week adopted an ordinance on second reading that authorizes the Township to purchase a long swath of property at 316 Kresson-Gibbsboro Road that leads up to the intersection.
An intersection rebuild comes as traffic at the spot is expected to become even more congested: A Super Wawa has Township permission to build on Route 73 just north of the intersection with a driveway emptying into Kresson Road near the junction.
"Now that we have moved forward with purchasing the property, we will work with the current owner to allow time for materials to be removed in a safe and timely manner, after that the township will be proceeding with the demolition of the building and on-site sewage disposal system," Township Administrator Stephen J. Steglik told 70and73.com in an email.
"Once complete, our goal is to work with the county to begin modifications to the intersection," he added.
Many residents had strongly opposed the plans for the new Wawa, saying that traffic already was bad.
"That intersection is horrible,"Â Sharon Sackstein, of Fairway Drive, testified before the Township Zoning Board of Adjustment during the Wawa deliberations.Â
At the same hearing, John Dzivak, of Whyte Drive, said he has seen bad traffic on the West Coast, but the Kresson and 73 intersection stands out.
"That is an extremely disorienting intersection," Dzivak told the board. "We avoid that intersection if at all possible."
Although on Route 73, the new Wawa would have a driveway west of the bad intersection.
