Costco is officially opening in Waterloo on Tuesday.

On Nov. 8 at 7:30 a.m., Costco general manager and vice-president Pierre Riel will kickoff the wholesale warehouse opening with a ceremony. In attendance will be the location’s general manager Ken Shantz, city representatives, MP Bardish Chagger, and MPPs Catherine Fife and Michael Harris.

Construction for the $4.1 million 150,000 square-foot store and gas bar, at 930 Erb St. W., began in mid-April.

Getting permission to build Costco in Waterloo was a long process. The previous city council froze development to conduct a traffic study, but the decision was challenged and settled at the Ontario Municipal Board in April 2015.