Overview
- AAA expects about 45 million people to travel 50 miles or more this weekend, including 39.1 million drivers, with the national gas average near $4.53 a gallon Tuesday.
- INRIX projects the heaviest traffic Thursday and Friday from 3 to 6 p.m. and again Monday afternoon, with Sunday likely the easiest day to drive.
- For New York City to the Jersey Shore on the Garden State Parkway, Friday around 2:15 p.m. could nearly double the trip to about 2 hours 57 minutes, according to INRIX.
- GasBuddy warns prices could jump again before the weekend because of Iran-related supply fears, and Cincinnati drivers already saw roughly 40-cent increases in a day.
- Rental car demand is set to peak on Thursday and Friday, with Hertz citing heavy pickups in Orlando, Las Vegas, Los Angeles, Denver and Boston.