Construction for the Meijer in Austintown is getting ready for its April 1 groundbreaking date,

Four excavators were spotted on the property and Austintown Trustee Robert Santos says construction for the 160,000 square foot building is still expected to begin at the start of next month.

The store will be built on the site where Austintown Middle School stood for more than 100 years.

Meijer purchased the property across from Chick-Fil-A back in 2016.

The old middle school was closed in 2007 and then demolished in 2017. The property has set empty ever since.
 

An opening date for Meijer has not been determined.