Move means Buc-ees is step closer to building travel center near Kansas Speedway

KANSAS CITY, Kan. (KCTV) - Groundbreaking for a popular travel center could happen in Wyandotte County as soon as this spring.

Planning to add a Buc-ees Travel Center to the area hit a snag after the county approved selling land near Interstate 435 and Interstate 70. County commissioners agreed to remove the property from a sale tax revenue (STAR) bond district to allow for the sale. Due to how the roads were designed for the area, a small portion of land remained in the STAR bond district.

Wyandotte County Commissioners voted March 3, to remove the property in question from the special tax district.

The Planning Commission is expected to hear the project during a meeting April 14. If commissioners give final approval, Buc-ees will be allowed to continue forward with the project.

Previous plans show the travel center is expected to be about 74,000 square feet.

The center is expected to include 120 gas pumps and 12 electric charging stations. The project is expected to cost about $95 million.

Buc-ees said it will take about 24 months to build once crews break ground on the project.

At one point, Buc-ees said it expected to break ground on the project in May. It is not clear how the delay in buying the property has impacted that timeline.

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