WORK IS NOW underway on the new filling station on the A15 to the south of Bourne which is due to be completed within sixteen weeks. The site will be run by Texaco, Britain’s fourth largest petrol retailer, with a fast food outlet nearby, and will operate round the clock following a decision by South Kesteven District Council in January to lift its original restrictions on opening hours.
This is welcome news for all motorists who have had no choice where to buy their petrol locally other than the Esso/Tesco outlet in North Street where the forecourt is often crowded at busy periods, especially when goods lorries and tankers have been making deliveries. The new filling station is also likely to mean lower petrol prices because it will create keen competition at the pumps.
The massive underground tanks to store the petrol arrived on site by lorry this week and were lifted off by heavy duty crane before being lowered into position in an operation that illustrates what a major project it is to build a new garage.