NEWPORT, Ky. — When Arkansas-based coffee company 7 Brew opened a location in Newport in April, the handcrafted specialty drinks were an instant hit.

But in the few months in business, demand remains so high that it brews up daily traffic backups, frustrations and concerns.

The drive-thru shop sits in the parking lot of the shopping plaza located on the corner of Carothers Road and Monmouth Street. Because of that, customers trying to access 7 Brew use the same two entrances that other plaza patrons do.

That's where the problem comes in.

Newport drive-thru coffee shop's popularity brews up traffic headaches

Despite two dedicated lanes and employees taking orders on tablets, cars spill into the plaza throughway and block the intersection off the Carothers Road entrance. We spent an hou

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