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Developers pitch gas station, convenience store and car wash on South River Road; board raises traffic, noise and PFAS concerns

Bedford Planning Board · October 6, 2025
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Summary

Developers presented a concept for a gas station and 6,000‑square‑foot convenience store with a proposed 4,400‑square‑foot car wash and multi‑bank vacuums at a South River Road site. Board members supported the overall layout but asked for traffic coordination with DOT, a noise study for vacuum banks, water‑recycling plans for the wash and a condition prohibiting PFAS compounds.

A developer team representing South River Road Ventures presented a concept on Oct. 6 for a mixed commercial development at the corner of South River Road and Technology Drive that would include a 6,000‑square‑foot convenience store with up to 12 pumps and a proposed 4,400‑square‑foot car wash with queuing for approximately 31 vehicles and an exterior vacuum bank.

Elias Petuchas (South River Road Ventures) and Ting Chen (TF Moran) described the plan and said they were coordinating driveway permit work with New Hampshire DOT; the applicant showed a layout that reserves roughly 40% lot coverage and extensive perimeter landscaping. Petuchas said the convenience‑store tenant (Yatco…

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