Gas prices are cheaper this spring break

YOU'RE FAM.

>> TODAY'S THE LAST DAY OF

SCHOOL BEFORE SPRING BREAK FOR

A LOT OF WAKE COUNTY STUDENTS

SANDWELL TRAVEL COSTS ARE GOING

UP. WRAL'S KELSEY COFFEE

REPORTS. THERE'S SOME GOOD NEWS

AT THE GAS PUMP.

>> NEW NUMBERS RELEASED BY

TRIPLE-A THIS MORNING. THE

AVERAGE PRICE OF GAS HERE IN

NORTH CAROLINA IS ABOUT $2 AND

$0.87 A GALLON. SO LET'S CHECK

OUT PRICES HERE AT THE SHEETZ

ON TRYON ROAD. IT'S MORE THAN

$0.10 HIGHER THAN THAT AT ABOUT

$2.99 A GALLON. YOUR FAMILY

WILL BE PAYING LESS AT THE PUMP

THIS YEAR FOR YOUR SPRING

BREAK. ROAD TRIP. AAA SAYS GAS

PRICES ARE 30 TO $0.40 CHEAPER

THIS YEAR COMPARED TO THE SAME

TIME LAST YEAR, THEIR DATA

SHOWS 25% OF NORTH CAROLINIANS

ARE TRAVELING FOR SPRING BREAK.

EVEN THOUGH GAS PRICES ARE DOWN

THE OVERALL COST OF YOUR TRIP

MAY BE UP AS A WHOLE IS GOING

TO COST YOU A LITTLE BIT MORE

SPRING BREAK THIS TIME THIS

YEAR. HOTELS ARE UP.

>> AIRFARES UP LODGING IS UP.

A RENTAL CARS ARE ABOUT THE

SAME. AAA SAYS ALTHOUGH GAS

PRICES ARE CHEAPER THIS YEAR,

THEY HAVE BEEN ON AN UPWARD

TREND FOR THE PAST COUPLE OF

WEEKS. SO IF YOU WANT MORE

INFORMATION ABOUT THE CHEAPEST

GAS PRICES IN OUR AREA, GO TO

OUR WEBSITE, WRAL DOT COM AND

SEARCH FUEL TRACKER. KELSEY