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Updated · WTVB · Jul 2
Michigan Gasoline Averages $4.04 a Gallon as 2.6 Million Travelers Hit July 4 Roads
Updated
Updated · WTVB · Jul 2

Michigan Gasoline Averages $4.04 a Gallon as 2.6 Million Travelers Hit July 4 Roads

1 articles · Updated · WTVB · Jul 2

Summary

  • $4.04 a gallon is Michigan’s statewide average ahead of the Fourth of July weekend, with most stations topping $4 as AAA expects a record 2.6 million residents to travel at least 50 miles.
  • Driving will account for most of those trips, raising the prospect of heavy road congestion even as pump prices have eased from $4.31 a month ago.
  • Branch County averaged $4.07, St. Joseph $4.03 and Calhoun $4.01, while Hillsdale County was among the state’s cheapest at $3.96.
  • Michigan drivers still face much higher costs than a year ago, when gas averaged $3.32, and than the current U.S. average of $3.84; neighboring Indiana averaged $3.12 after suspending its state gas tax.

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