Work has started on the future Buc-ee’s site near Exit 8 on Interstate 95 — but Lowcountry residents still have a ways to go until they can get brisket sandwiches and Beaver Nuggets.
Site clearing has begun at the future Buc-ee’s site, located west of I-95 and north of U.S. 278 in Hardeeville. The gas station will be 20 miles west of Hilton Head Island, 27 miles southeast of Beaufort and 20 miles north of Savannah, Georgia. Land north of the Holiday Inn Express & Suites has been cleared, and crews were spotted working on the 46-acre site last week.
But despite the visible progress on the site, Buc-ee’s still has a long way to go before it opens in the Lowcountry. Josh Gruber, Hardeeville city manager, said the gas station won’t open until after the I-95 expansion at Exit 8 is completed in 2030…