Fourth of July road trippers face higher gas prices than last year
By Kelly Yamanouchi, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution Troy Warren for CNT As thousands of Georgians take off for Fourth of July road trips, gas prices are reaching levels not seen at this time of year since 2014. Prices at the pump haven’t spiked as much as they did earlier this year during the Colonial Pipeline shutdown. Still, they are 4 cents higher than last week and up about 95 cents from a year ago. In metro Atlanta, the average gas price was $2.91 a gallon on Friday morning, similar to levels last week and up about 94 cents from a year ago, according to GasBuddy. Nationally,…