When will construction begin on the first Buc-ee’s in Mississippi? Here’s the latest.
South Mississippi is watching and waiting for signs of construction of Buc-ee’s gas station and convenience store off Interstate 10 in Pass Christian, while a new Buc-ee’s that opened in Tennessee Monday is the world’s largest gas station.
Based in Texas, Buc-ee’s travel centers are so popular wherever they are built, a new interchange is needed near Gulfport to handle the traffic anticipated from locals and drivers passing by on I-10.
Mississippi Department of Transportation has approved plans for a $15 million redesign of the Menge Avenue interchange on I-10, said Anna Ehrgott, MDOT public information officer, and a pre-construction conference was held with MDOT and the involved parties within the last week.
T.L. Wallace construction company, based in Columbia, Mississippi, will be the prime contractor for the new interchange company. The company also built the Biloxi Bay Bridge.
Improvements will widen the exit from two to five lanes, said Bill Lavers, executive director of the Harrison County Development Authority, taking traffic across the interstate and to the access roads.
Buc-ee’s first gas station in Mississippi is a $50 million project, Lavers said
The biggest Buc-ee’s
Crowds of people began gathering at midnight Sunday to be there when the new Buc’ee’s opened Monday morning at Sevierville, Tennessee, Today.com reports.
All Buc-ee’s are sprawling, but this one covers 74,000 square feet and has 120 pumps and 350 employees.
Buc-ee’s are known for long aisle of gasoline pumps, their huge gift shops, food selections highlighted by their beaver nuggets and “the world’s cleanest restrooms.”
The travel centers are open 24 hours a day and their catchy billboards along the interstates draw people in to see what makes Buc-ee’s special.
