Greenwood, Indiana, approved plans on Sept. 21, 2026, for the state’s first Buc-ee’s. The 74,000-square-foot travel center at I-65 and Worthsville Road is expected to open in 2028 with 120 gas pumps.
Buc-ee’s is headed to Indiana, beaver and all.
The Greenwood Common Council voted 7-2 on Monday, Sept. 21, to approve plans for the state’s first Buc-ee’s, according to IndyStar and local TV stations. Greenwood is a suburb about 11 miles south of downtown Indianapolis.
Don’t pack the car yet. The travel center isn’t expected to open until 2028.
Where is the Indiana Buc-ee’s going?
At Interstate 65 and Worthsville Road in Greenwood, per WRTV and WISH-TV.
That’s right on I-65, the main north-south highway through Indianapolis. For anyone driving between Chicago and Louisville, or heading south toward Nashville, it’s going to be hard to miss. Buc-ee’s billboards make sure of that.
How big will the Greenwood Buc-ee’s be?
Very big, even by Buc-ee’s standards. Here’s what’s planned, per WRTV and USA Today:
About 74,000 square feet
120 gas pumps
42 electric vehicle chargers
About 37 acres
An $85 million investment
Open 24 hours a day, all year
It’s also expected to bring 175 to 225 jobs, with pay of about $40,000 to $51,400 a year, according to city documents cited by USA Today.
Why were some Greenwood residents against Buc-ee’s?
Traffic, mostly.
Most of the roughly 20 minutes of public comment Monday was against the plan, USA Today reported. People raised concerns about traffic and light pollution.
Resident David Ebeyer pointed out that the site is near three schools and a fire station. “Twelve thousand to 15,000 visitors a day is just going to be utter chaos at that intersection,” he told WRTV.
Buc-ee’s plans about $13 million in road work, including new roundabouts. Ebeyer wasn’t sold, saying the company seemed ready to “build and deal with the problems later.”
Mayor Mark Myers supported the project. “We are focused on attracting developments that create good, high-paying jobs, strengthen our tax base, and provide a real, long-term benefit to the people who live and do business here,” he said.
Where else is Buc-ee’s opening?
Buc-ee’s has been moving out of Texas fast. Its first Arkansas store opened in Benton on Aug. 17, and the chain opened its first stores in Ohio and Arizona earlier this year, per USA Today.
Next up is Murfreesboro, Tennessee, which opens Nov. 16, a Buc-ee’s spokesperson told USA Today.
After that, Buc-ee’s lists these on its website:
2027: Ruston, Louisiana; Kansas City, Kansas; Gallaway, Tennessee; St. Lucie, Florida; Boerne, Texas; and Monroe County, Georgia
2028: Mebane, North Carolina, and Lafayette, Louisiana
2029 and later: Ocala, Florida; West Memphis, Arkansas; Oak Grove, Kentucky; and Hardeeville, South Carolina
The chain also expects to open its first stores in Louisiana, Kansas and Wisconsin by the end of 2027.
What is Buc-ee’s known for?
Clean bathrooms, brisket sandwiches and Beaver Nuggets, the caramel-glazed corn puffs that people buy by the armload.
Buc-ee’s started in Lake Jackson, Texas, in 1982. Its stores are more like a road-trip theme park than a gas station. There’s a wall of jerky, a fudge counter, a whole section of beaver-branded clothes and more pumps than most people have ever seen in one place.
That’s why towns fight over them. And it’s why some neighbors fight back.
Until 2028, Indiana road-trippers will have to cross a state line for their Beaver Nuggets. Neighboring Ohio got its first one this year.
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Hat Tips:
USA Today (Sept. 22, 2026), via MSN, the approval, site size, jobs and pay, public comment and the expansion list
IndyStar (Sept. 2026), via USA Today, the council vote
WRTV (Sept. 22, 2026), the 7-2 vote, location, project details and quotes
WISH-TV (Sept. 22, 2026), the 2028 opening and project details
KATV (May 13, 2026), the Benton, Arkansas, opening
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