YOU’RE GETTING A BREAK FOR THE HOLIDAYS WHEN IT COMES TO THE COST OF TRAVEL. AAA NEW MEXICO SAYS THE STATEWIDE AVERAGE IS CONTINUING ITS DOWNWARD TREND. SPOKESMAN JOSHUA ZUBER SAYS FOR THE STATEWIDE AVERAGE, YOU’LL PAY 2-21 FOR A GALLON OF REGULAR UNLEADED, WHICH IS DOWN SIX CENTS FROM LAST WEEK. AAA SAYS THE AVERAGE IN THE DUKE CITY RUNS 2-15, ALSO DOWN SIX CENTS FROM THE PREVIOUS WEEK.
AND THERE WILL BE PLENTY OF DRIVERS TAKING ADVANTAGE OF THOSE LOWER PRICES WITH AND ESTIMATED 7-POINT-6 MILLION RESIDENTS IN THE MOUNTAIN REGION EXPECTED TO TRAVEL 50 MILES OR MORE OVER THE HOLIDAYS, WITH MOST OF THOSE HITTING THE ROAD.
