AAA Sees 620,000 Oregonians Traveling for Memorial Day as Gas Tops $5.35

4 articles · Updated · Fox 12 Oregon · May 22

620,000 Oregonians are expected to travel over Memorial Day weekend, with about 505,000 driving despite higher fuel and airfare costs.
Oregon regular gas averages just above $5.35 a gallon, helping push the projected number of drivers about 1,000 below last year's 506,000 estimate.
PDX still expects heavy traffic, with about 285,000 travelers passing through from May 21 to May 25 — up 2.6% from a year earlier.
63,000 passengers are forecast at PDX on Friday alone, and the airport is telling summer flyers to arrive at least two hours early for longer security lines.
5.8 million travelers are projected to pass through PDX in June, July and August, about 327,000 more than last summer.

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