New drone pictures show the main building at Junction 33 in Catcliffe is almost ready and even has a Welcome Break sign up.
Elsewhere workers appear to be putting the finishing touches to a drive thru Starbucks.
The site, which is creating 300 jobs, is set to open in January and will also have a Pret-a-Manger and KFC.
For the first time it is clear how drivers will access it.
Cars will enter from the Rotherham side of the Junction 33 roundabout. A petrol station and huge parking area indicates this is an area for truckers. A road goes under the M1 to the main services area on the Sheffield side.
An exit road links into the Parkway 300m before the Catcliffe roundabout. Despite being widened to three lanes, the road can become very busy during rush hour.
Councillor Nigel Simpson, of Brinsworth and Catcliffe ward, objected to the planning application - which was granted in 2019.
He said: “Junction 33 is reasonably smooth flowing but the slightest problem on the M1 or the M18 and ‘rush hour’ - from 7:30-9am and 4-6pm - causes almost immediate backing up and gridlock.”
5. Bridges
Junction 33 from an unusual angle shows the two bridges over the M1 and slip roads | NW Photo: Dean
6. Sandwiched
How the site looked in May. Half of the service station is between the end of the Parkway (left) and the M1 northbound. | national world Photo: Dean Atkins
7. Launch
How the service station will look when it opens in January 2025. Photo: Welcome Break
8. Rotherham side
How the Rotherham side looked in May. The huge site is between Brinsworth housing estate and the Howarth Lane electricity site. | national world Photo: Dean Atkins