New journey plaza set to interrupt floor for Prairie Band, LLC

MAYETTA, Kan. (WIBW) – Prairie Band, LLC introduced the groundbreaking of a brand new journey plaza and truck cease.

The latest journey plaza is deliberate to be a 12,000 square-foot facility shall be situated on US Highway 75 on the one hundred and fiftieth Road off-ramp in Jackson County, Kan. Groundbreaking ceremonies will happen on September 30 at 2:00 PM.

“This project represents a generational investment in both our infrastructure and our people,” mentioned Jacob Wamego, Prairie Band, LLC CEO. “The new travel plaza will not only serve as a vital stop for truckers and travelers but will also create new jobs and support local businesses.”

Amenities for the brand new journey plaza embrace:

• A contemporary fueling station with a number of diesel and gasoline pumps
• Full-service comfort retailer and quick-serve eating choices
• Ample truck parking with devoted facilities for long-haul drivers
• Clean, spacious restrooms and bathe services
• EV charging stations
• Daily site visitors quantity of roughly 13,000 automobiles, together with 1,700 industrial vehicles
• Strategic location alongside US 75, a key north-south hall by way of northeast Kansas
• Proximity to a significant tribal tourism hub — together with the Prairie Band Casino & Resort and Firekeeper Golf Course, boosting regional site visitors and financial synergy

Officials mentioned that website preparation and underground utility infrastructure (water, sewer, storm) are already underway, with completion anticipated within the first quarter of 2027. the ability is predicted to create 30 everlasting jobs and generate new streams of income that instantly profit the Prairie Band Potawatomi Nation and the encircling neighborhood.

The journey plaza is a part of the broader 150/75 Development Project, a multi-phase initiative designed to strengthen financial development, increase regional commerce, and supply trendy infrastructure for future generations.

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