The BP gateway site at the Pacific and Oxley Highway intersection is currently under construction by Commercial Project Group after demolition began on May 6.

During the redevelopment, the service station will be rebuilt and its tanks replaced to allow all fuel products at all pump islands.

BP Gateway's operator Michael Webb said everything was going according to plan so far.

"It's progressing well and we are looking at early September as far as opening goes, that's the date at this stage," said Mr Webb.

"Basically we are starting the rebuild now."

The plan is to add electric vehicle rapid fill stations after the BP Service Station works are completed.

Gateway Port Macquarie Highway Service Centre manager Graham Lynn said there could be as many as four electric vehicle charging stations with a filling time of eight minutes.

"The BP redevelopment is progressing on schedule and likely to be open again late in the first week of September," said Mr Lynn.

"There has been some wet weather delays but not as much as we expected.

"It does mean that we would be well organised before the peak season at Christmas.

"Shortly after BP is finished, there will be an electronic vehicle rapid fill station under construction.

"We are trying to get it done within the next six months after the completion of the BP service station.

"There's some additional roadways, parking area and landscaping along with the stations."

Fuel-related works are currently being undertaken by Engineering Mining and Petroleum, and the site was originally designed by architects King and Campbell.

Port Macquarie-Hastings Council originally gave conditional consent for the redevelopment project in 2016.

Franchise owner of KFC, Adam Scutts said he'd not seen any significant drop in trade during the construction.

"We're looking forward to it being open, having all the pumps open with all ranges of fuel will be amazing for that site," said Mr Scutts.

"Sovereign Hills being put in has given us a nice little boost and we do already see a lot of people from Wauchope and even Laurieton."

Another highway service centre has been proposed for the south-western intersection of the Oxley and Pacific Highways.

The council previously voted for the development application involving a service station, take away outlets and hotel accommodation on May 16, 2018.

At the last ordinary council meeting on June 19, councillors voted unanimously to amend the provisions of the Port Macquarie-Hastings Local Environmental Plan.

The amendments would allow the site to be used for a highway service centre and ancillary hotel, as well as create separate titles for individual tenancies.

"The more the merrier," said Mr Scutts.

"Considering upgrades to the highway, it could be four hours from here to Penrith, so that's not a bad thing."

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