Getting Away For Labor Day? Find The Best Gas Prices Near Harrison

HARRISON, NY — New Yorkers are seeing higher gas prices as they prepare for the long Labor Day weekend. Officials at AAA said the average price of gas nationally has hit a high for 2017. And Hurricane Harvey's devastating effect on the USA's refineries and pipelines is the cause.

They warned "the near-term combinations of numerous refinery and pipeline shut downs, tightened access to supply levels in the Gulf and anticipated high gasoline demand surrounding Labor Day weekend, means motorists may not have seen the full impact of Harvey at the pump."

However, the spike should not last longer than the end of September, said Jeanette Casselano, AAA spokesperson.

According to AAA, New York is not among the states with the largest increases since Friday, when Harvey came ashore in Texas. Those include:

• + 19 cents – South Carolina $2.26
• + 18 cents – Delaware $2.38
• + 17 cents – Kentucky $2.42
• + 16 cents – Georgia $2.39, Missouri $2.30 and North Carolina $2.36
• + 14 cents – Maryland $2.43
• + 13 cents – Alabama $2.22 and Kansas $2.34
• + 12 cents – Mississippi $2.21, Oklahoma $2.24, Tennessee $2.26 and West Virginia $2.47
• + 11 cents – Arkansas $2.21, Iowa $2.40, Michigan $2.59, Texas $2.26 and Virginia $2.24

However, in the NYC metro area, the current average price of gas is $2.739. That's up 13 cents from $2.606 a week ago.

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Getting around NY

Check 511NY by calling 511 or by accessing www.511ny.org before departing. The free service allows users to check road conditions or link to air and transit information.

Also, download the free 511NY mobile app from the iTunes or Google Play stores. The app features Drive mode, which provides audible alerts along a chosen route while a user is driving, warning them about incidents and construction. Users can set a destination prior to departing and receive information on up to three routes.

More travel news:

• NYDOT Suspends Lane Closures for Labor Day Weekend
  
• Metro-North Announces Early Getaway Trains For Labor Day Weekend
• Rockland Changes Transit Schedules For Labor Day Weekend

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