Millions To Travel For Thanksgiving Holiday

The average price for a gallon of regular in Show Low, as of November 16, was $2.21.

– There is a silver lining if you are driving home for the holiday – gas prices are down.

Retail gasoline prices as of November 21 range from a low of .88 per gallon in Houston to $2.76 per gallon in Los Angeles, according to the Energy Department’s survey of major metropolitan areas.

AAA expects nearly 6 million people in the mid-Atlantic region, which includes Pennsylvania, Ohio, West Virginia, Kentucky and NY, will travel more than 50 miles for the holiday.

Of the estimated 1.9 million Arizonans traveling over the holiday, more than 345,000 plan to fly, AAA says.

More Arizonans are traveling for Thanksgiving compared to past year, according to AAA Arizona’s annual travel forecast.

Mississippi Highway Patrol Master Sgt. Criss Turnipseed said highway patrol will have officers out in force to enforce traffic laws during the holiday travel period.

The holiday travel period is Wednesday through Sunday.

Today is the busiest travel day of the year, but travelers watch out winter weather turn your trip into a headache.

“Thanksgiving is one of the busiest travel times of the year”. “We really feel like people are taking advantage of the lower gas prices and driving this year”.

AAA attributes the increase in travel to changes in gasoline prices and in the overall economy.

When it comes to traffic congestion, Wednesday will see likely see the most big tie-ups, says Waze, the crowd-sourced traffic and navigation app service. Higher wages and lower gas prices means people are spending more and getting behind the wheel.

“It’s not just about, ‘oh, state police are going to stop me more now.’ Make it more about how I can make a good choice to save me heartache”, Watson said.