Capital Ground Construction is working on erecting a Taco Bell on Tuesday, Feb. 21, at Greater Butler Mart, near the existing McDonald’s, which is also planned to be reconstructed. EDDIE TRIZZINO/BUTLER EAGLE 2023

BUTLER TWP — Capital Ground Construction has broken ground on a Taco Bell restaurant in the Greater Butler Mart.

Butler Township commissioners approved the construction project at a May 2022 meeting, where they also approved the demolition of the McDonald’s restaurant in the plaza and the construction of a new one.

Township zoning officer Jesse Hines said the physical proximity of the buildings will affect one another and the Greater Butler Mart as a whole, so both projects are “contingent on each other.” That’s why they were approved at the same meeting.