Virginia’s Buc-ee’s expansion has taken another unexpected turn. The newest development in Virginia’s three-store Buc-ee’s story is a revised county agreement for the planned New Kent travel center—and conflicting signals about whether it could open in 2029, 2031 or even 2032.
The project is planned near Interstate 64 at Exit 211, east of Richmond. It has been in the works for years, but major highway improvements have repeatedly complicated the construction schedule. Now county officials and the company have agreed to give the project more time.
The county approved a new deadline
On September 14, the New Kent County Board of Supervisors approved an amendment to its economic development incentives agreement with Buc-ee’s. The change moves the performance deadline from December 31, 2026, to December 31, 2029…