About 54 million people are expected to hit the road for the Thanksgiving holiday weekend despite high gas prices. AAA Nebraska’s Nick Faustman says prices are more than a dollar a gallon higher than last year.
“Nebraska is currently at $3.19 per gallon, down from $3.22 last week. Last year at this time that average was $2.02.” He says the nationwide average for a price of regular unleaded is $3.40.
Faustman says President Biden’s order to release 50 million barrels of oil from America’s strategic reserve will eventually provide more relief at the pump. Faustman says it’s hard to say when Nebraskans will feel the benefits.
“But, we do think that that, coupled with prices of crude oil, it’s dropping now too, those are both two very positive signs for motorists heading into the Thanksgiving holiday and the weeks and months to come.”