Services
A full-service plaza informally known as Delaware House is located between the DE 896 and DE 273 interchanges. Prior to 2008, this plaza offered food, gas, and bathroom services, along with an information center located near the north entrance. Food services in the original Delaware House included a Bob's Big Boy, Roy Rogers (one of the few remaining in the Philadelphia Metro Area), Sbarro pizzeria, and a Starbucks. Fuel services were provided by Sunoco (formerly Mobil) which occupied a plot at southern end of the plaza. Exxon had a station at the northern end.
The plaza is maintained by HMSHost Corporation through an agreement with the State of Delaware and provides the same services to the service plazas owned by the Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission, the New Jersey Turnpike Authority (which includes the Garden State Parkway), and the South Jersey Transportation Authority (for the Atlantic City Expressway).
On September 3, 2008, DelDOT announced that in spring 2009, construction would begin on a new travel plaza on the same site as the original Delaware House, which would be demolished prior to the start of construction. On September 3, 2009, DelDOT announced that Delaware House would close on September 8, so that construction could begin on the new welcome center. It was opened in June 2010.
The new center now includes a main facility of approximately 43,000 square feet (4,000 m2) of space with a Delaware Tourism information center, a Z-Market gift shop which replaces the original Travel Mart, a Famous Famiglia Pizzeria (which replaces Sbarro) and Burger King (which replaced Roy Rogers). Fast food outlets Popeyes, Carvel, Brioche Dorée, and Baja Fresh were also added while Starbucks and Cinnabon were retained from the previous facility. The Sunoco station was rebuilt at the northern end of the service area. Free wireless Internet access, which was previously not offered in the Delaware House, is now available throughout the Welcome Center and in the parking lot. There is also a Best Buy Express kiosk which sells electronic devices.
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