MARYLAND — As Buc-ee’s continues one of the most aggressive expansion efforts in its history, speculation is growing about whether the Texas-based travel center chain could eventually enter Maryland.
The company has announced or advanced projects in multiple new states in recent months, including North Carolina, Wisconsin, Nebraska, Louisiana, Kansas, Arkansas and Arizona. Construction is scheduled to begin June 10 on the chain’s first North Carolina location in Mebane, while additional projects are moving through permitting and construction stages across the country.
Perhaps most significant for Maryland residents is a proposed Buc-ee’s in Stafford County, Virginia. Local officials recently approved plans for a massive 74,000-square-foot travel center near Interstate 95 Exit 140. The project would include 120 fuel pumps and hundreds of parking spaces, placing a Buc-ee’s roughly 75 miles closer to Maryland than the company’s existing Virginia location in Mount Crawford…