In September 2023 the plan to redevelop the Circle K convenience store site and allow for additional retail and personal services commercial building, located at 11399 US 15-501 N was approved. The original convenience store site was deeded in 1951 and has been used for commercial activity since the 1960s. At that time and until around the early 2000s, US 15-501 N was a two-lane road. As part of the widening project, additional right-of-way was acquired by the North Carolina Department of Transp