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Memorial Day travelers will pay highest gas prices since 2014


CHICAGO  — Motorists hitting the road this week to celebrate the unofficial kick-off to summer will be greeted with the most expensive Memorial Day weekend gas prices since 2014, according to the American Automobile Association. The national average has stabilized following the Colonial Pipeline cyberattack, but pump prices are likely to fluctuate leading up to the holiday weekend. Locally, LaSalle, Bureau and Putnam County gas prices have spiked since earlier this month, now averaging $3.20 per gallon, around five to ten cents more. Statewide, Illinoians can expect to pay an average of $3.26 per gallon, up more than a dollar compared to last year.

“AAA expects 37 million Americans to travel, mostly by car and plane, for the Memorial Day holiday weekend. That is a 60% increase over last year’s holiday and a strong indication that summer travel is going to be largely popular,” said Jeanette McGee, AAA spokesperson. “With the increase in travel demand, gas prices are going to be expensive no matter where you fill up, so plan ahead.

 

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