IF YOU’RE TRAVELING 50 MILES OR MORE FROM YOUR HOME THIS JULY 4TH, EXPECT A LOT OF COMPANY. TRIPLE-A NEW MEXICO PREDICTS NEARLY 3-AND-A-HALF MILLION MOUNTAIN REGION RESIDENTS WILL SET A NEW TRAVEL RECORD NEXT WEEK. THAT’S UP 5-POINT-6 PERCENT COMPARED TO LAST YEAR. IT’S ALSO THE HIGHEST NUMBER SINCE TRIPLE-A STARTED TRACKING THIS 18 YEARS AGO.
NATIONALLY, NEARLY 47 MILLION AMERICANS PLAN TO 50 MILES OR MORE FROM HOME FOR JULY 4TH, UP MORE THAN 5 PERCENT FROM 2017. ANA GONZALEZ, REGIONAL MANAGER FOR TRIPLE-A NEW MEXICO, SAYS IT’LL BE A CONGESTED TRAVEL TIME THIS INDEPENDENCE DAY.
