The summer travel season has begun, and gas prices are hitting new painful highs.
The national average price just hit a new peak Wednesday, according to AAA, and the D.C. area is not faring much better.
“The District alone is $4.88 today … up 4 cents from last week, up 39 cents from a month ago and up $1.71 from what we were paying a year ago,” said Morgan Dean of Mid-Atlantic AAA.
“If you look at the D.C. metro area — including Virginia and Maryland — it’s about $4.65 today … 42 cents higher than a month ago and up $1.62 from a year ago.”
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