Gas in South Brunswick Drops To $1.97 Per Gallon For Labor Day Weekend

By Eric Kiefer

If you’re planning on driving this Labor Day weekend, it may be easier on your pockets than you were expecting.

According to GasBuddy.com, which compiles and compares fuel prices at 130,000 gas stations across the nation, the average price of a gallon of gasoline in New Jersey has dropped to $2.07 as of Wednesday.

And prices are still dropping, the website states.

In South Brunswick, gas prices have dropped to $1.97 a gallon at the Raceway and Valero gas stations, both on Route 1 north, near New Road, according to GasBuddy.com. And nearby, at the 76 gas station on Route 130 north, and the Gulf on route 130 south, gas is reportedly selling for $1.99 a gallon.

According to that website, Middlesex County has some of the least expensive gas in the state:

• Sayreville: $1.91 a gallon at the Power Fuel on Route 35 north near Tyler Street
• Edison: $1.93 per gallon at Costco on Vineyard Road, near Route 27
• Middlesex Borough: $1.93 at Valero on Lincoln Boulevard and Decatur Avenue

According to AAA-Mid Atlantic, the recent drop in gas prices to “sagging crude oil prices.”

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