Chick-fil-A is planning to expand into a new area of Louisville. Here's where
A popular fast food restaurant specializing in chicken sandwiches is planned for a main thoroughfare in far southern Jefferson County.
A free-standing, nearly 5,000-square-foot Chick-fil-A restaurant could be coming to 10501 Preston Highway, according to commercial building permit plans recently filed with Louisville Metro government.
The restaurant would include a drive-thru and is estimated to cost $1.2 million, according to the permit filing.
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“While we are still early in the process, Chick-fil-A is happy to share that we are actively pursuing a new location at 10501 Preston Hwy," reads a statement from the company. "We look forward to working through the approval process and are excited by the prospect of joining this neighborhood."
The Atlanta-based fast food company operates about 2,700 restaurants in 47 states, Washington, D.C., Puerto Rico and Canada.
Other area Chick-fil-A restaurants include storefronts in Bashford Manor, St. Matthews, at Mall St. Matthews, Jeffersontown and Pleasure Ridge Park in Kentucky and in Clarksville, New Albany and Jeffersonville in Southern Indiana.
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The new planned location, south of Okolona near the Bullitt County line, would be the company's farthest southward expansion in Jefferson County.
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