A major development is underway near the Mercedes Benz U.S. International plant to bring a huge gas station, a new meat-and-three restaurant and more to Tuscaloosa County.

Some readers may have noticed a billboard on the interstate leaving Tuscaloosa teasing something "Coming Soon!"

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According to messages from Vance mayor Brenda Morrison and reports on social media, the development is a large Sprint Mart.

(Stephen Dethrage | Tuscaloosa Thread)
(Stephen Dethrage | Tuscaloosa Thread)
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Progress is made every day on the project, which is off Daimler Benz Drive by MBUSI.

The service station site will also reportedly feature a 130-seat meat-and-three restaurant called Sadie's, a private doctor's office and a pharmacy.

A Facebook post about progress there shared in a group dedicated to the Vance area could not be embedded into this report, and a screenshot is included below.

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Sprint Mart is headquartered in Ridgeland Mississippi and operates dozens of stores there and in Alabama and Louisiana.

They offer store-exclusive brands including proprietary Best Bean coffee and FInish Line fountain drinks.

For updates on this project and other exclusive restaurant and retail development news, stay connected to the Tuscaloosa Thread.

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