South Carolina’s second planned Buc-ee’s is showing visible progress, but the long wait described in our earlier Hardeeville timeline has not disappeared. Drone footage recorded on October 28, 2026, shows land-clearing work continuing at the future travel center site near Interstate 95’s Exit 8.
The update is encouraging for fans, but it needs an important label: this is site preparation, not evidence that the Buc-ee’s building is under vertical construction. Buc-ee’s still lists the South Carolina location for an estimated 2031 opening, and the company has not announced a groundbreaking or grand-opening date.
What changed since the last update
The latest aerial view confirms that work is continuing on the roughly 46-acre Hardee Station development west of I-95 and north of U.S. 278. The Buc-ee’s travel center is expected to anchor the property, with additional commercial parcels planned around it…