Ready to bloom: Construction projects sprout across city

Freddy's Frozen Custard and Steakburgers at Alamance Crossing should open by later this spring.

With warmer weather on the way, area residents should begin to see an influx in construction around the city of Burlington.

We are hoping a lot of these projects will get started when the weather breaks, Burlington Zoning Administrator Joey Lea said. A few are still pending, but springtime is when we expect them to get started.

Since 2014, the city has had more than a dozen projects that have been approved by the citys Board of Adjustment, Burlington City Council or technical review, Lea said. Of those, five have begun or completed formal construction. Others have begun grading, demolition and survey work.

The five projects that have been completed or construction has officially begun are:

The completed Taco Bell that moved across the street to the Holly Hill Mall parking lot.

The construction of Freddys Frozen Custard & Steakburgers, next to Five Below in an Alamance Crossing outparcel. The store is a fast-casual restaurant franchise that brings to life the America of the late 1940s and early 1950s. Construction on the 3,793-square-foot building began in January. It should be open in late spring.

The construction of a car wash along Huffman Mill Road.

The construction of a six-floor, 150-unit Drury Inn and Suites on an outparcel at Alamance Crossing. According to a company spokesman, Elon University was a draw for the Missouri-based company, and the hotel should open in spring 2016.

The expansion of Kayser-Roth, 714 W. Interstate Service Road, which began last fall. The expansion represents an $18 million investment and is expected to create 50 jobs.

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