A new place to shine your ride has debuted in a busy commercial area of Lexington.
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Tommy’s Express Car Wash, which has locations across the U.S., has opened a new spot at 2406 Mineral Springs Road in Lexington, just off bustling Sunset Boulevard. The new car wash is located right behind the Guthrie’s Chicken restaurant that opened last year.
The new Tommy’s Express debuted on Oct. 1, and the wash was busy with customers when a reporter rode by. Banners fluttered in the breeze along Mineral Springs Road touting that the wash is “now open.”
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Tommy’s Express has car wash locations in states across the U.S., including in Texas, Colorado, Georgia, Florida, Alabama, and elsewhere, per a locations tool on the company’s website. A Tommy’s Express location opened at 4700 Devine St. in Columbia back in 2022. There also is a Tommy’s Express planned on Spears Creek Church Road in the northeast Columbia area.
The area where the new Lexington Tommy’s Express is located is a high-traffic, bustling commercial thoroughfare. Numerous major, national businesses are located along nearby Sunset Boulevard, including Hobby Lobby, Burlington, Lowes Foods, Target and a host of others. More than 43,000 cars per day travel down Sunset Boulevard, per state Department of Transportation data, making it one of the busiest non-interstate roads in the Midlands.
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