Buc-ee's NC Delay, Mixed-Use Development Races Ahead

Buc-ees North Carolina Travel Center Delayed: Exciting News for Mebane Residents

Fans in North Carolina eagerly awaiting the states first Buc-ee’s travel center will have to wait a bit longer. The popular Texas chain has pushed back the opening in Mebane from May 2027 to the end of the year. The thirty-two-acre site, located off Interstates 40 and 85 in Alamance County, is now in the land grading phase.

Buc-ee’s plans a seventy-four thousand square foot building, complete with sixty pump stations or one hundred twenty gas pumps, and expects to draw five to six million visitors a year. The company plans a sixty to seventy million dollar investment, creating over two hundred full-time jobs.

Locals are thrilled for the massive store, offering hot brisket, snacks, souvenirs, and famously clean bathrooms. Despite a failed attempt in Orange County, Mebanes city council approved the project in January 2024.

Meanwhile, a nearby mixed-use development from Koury Corporation could open before Buc-ee’s, featuring big retailers like Target and Michaels, plus apartments and restaurants. Buc-ee’s real estate director hinted at more locations possible across the state.

Despite an ongoing sewer dispute between Mebane and Graham over wastewater costs, officials say its not slowing things down. Buc-ee’s rerouted lines, and Mebane is pushing ahead with its own ninety-two million dollar treatment plant expansion.

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