Big travel weekend expected as families head down the shore

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And when it comes to road travel, experts at AAA do not think gas prices will be a factor.

is typically a big weekend for people to make the drive down the shore, and this year with beautiful weather in the forecast, it's no different.

"We fuel up, bathroom stop, and continue our ride," said Walt Handel of Perkasie, Pa. "Headed down to Sea Isle. We have a summer home down there.""AAA anticipates that we will see Labor Day travel up over last year. That's indicative of what we've seen throughout the entire year, especially Memorial Day and Independence Day holiday weekends," said Jana Tidwell, a spokesperson for AAA.Nationally, gas prices are about the same as they were a year ago.

"We don't anticipate that we will see any significant increase in gas prices here in this region because it doesn't appear as though the refineries are going to be offline for very long if at all," said Tidwell."We needed to get gas along the way, and I was like, 'Well we're definitely getting it in Jersey.' Because we had 84 miles to our next fill up and it's like 20 cents cheaper here than it is back out our way," said Steve Hopkins of Souderton, Pa.

 

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