(Atlantic, Iowa) – Today (Wednesday), is the last day until later this summer, for you to order and pick-up your favorite food, drinks and appetizers, from the Atlantic McDonald’s Restaurant. As we’ve previously mentioned, the store is closing at the end of the day so that a renovation project may begin on the same site. The new store, which will open on the same site later this summer, will feature two drive-through lanes, instead of one, and two side-by-side order points, instead of one, in order to improve service.

New Atlantic McDonald’s site plan (File image, 10/2/21)

The City of Atlantic’s Planning and Zoning Commission approved plans last October, for the changes to the store. They heard from Casey Thompson, a Design Engineer with Bishop Construction in Des Moines, who told KJAN News that the building and site will look very similar to the more modern McDonald’s restaurants in Des Moines, Omaha, and other, larger cities. He said those locations have straighter lines on the buildings, and an updated look. The actual lot size will be smaller, but the building size will not change.

A sample of the latest McDonald’s designs (Photo via McDonalds.com)

Bishop construction was hired to do the work by McDonald’s Real Estate Company, based in Elkhorn, Neb.