Florida’s planned Buc-ee’s near Fort Pierce has reached an important new milestone: St. Lucie County officials say the project has cleared its local hurdles. That is meaningful new progress since our last update on Florida’s next Buc-ee’s locations, but it does not mean construction can begin yet.
The travel center is planned near Interstate 95 and Indrio Road, northwest of Fort Pierce in St. Lucie County. Local planning officials said in early October that the county-level process is essentially complete, shifting attention to remaining approvals from state agencies.
State approvals are now the big hurdle
The most important distinction is that “local hurdles cleared” is not the same thing as final approval to build. According to NewsRadio WFLA’s October 1 report, Buc-ee’s is still awaiting final approval from the Florida Department of Transportation and the Florida Department of Environmental Protection before construction can begin…