Buc-ee’s will break ground on its new travel center at exit 240 off Interstate 81 in Rockingham County later this month.
The ceremony will take place on Jan. 30 at 2 p.m. at the intersection of 81 and Friedens Church Road at the Mount Crawford exit, south of Harrisonburg.
The groundbreaking ceremony will include Dewey L. Ritchie, Rockingham County Supervisors Chairman; Leila Longcor, District 4 Supervisor; Stephen King, Rockingham County Manager; and Supervisors Rick Chandler, Sallie Wolfe-Garrison, and Joel Hensley. Retiring Supervisor Bill Kyger will also attend.
The new travel center will be the first Buc-ee’s location in Virginia.
“One of the prettiest roads we could ever hope for, I-81 is full of folks seeking fun and all that Virginia has to offer,” said Stan Beard of Buc-ee’s. “We are the perfect pitstop for their road-trips and for the amazing people of Rockingham County.”
The center, expected to open next year, will occupy 74,000 square feet and have 120 fuel positions.
Buc-ee’s operates 47 stores across Texas and the South. Since beginning its multi-state expansion in 2019, Buc-ee’s has opened travel centers in Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, South Carolina, Missouri and Tennessee.
Buc-ee’s will bring more than 200 full-time jobs to Rockingham County, with above average pay, full benefits, a 6 percent matching 401k, and three weeks of paid vacation, according to a news release.
A second location is also scheduled for a 2025 opening in Virginia. The second location has been announced on Interstate 64 at exit 211 in New Kent County, east of Richmond.
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Published date: July 24, 2023 | 12:25 pm
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