DEARBORN, MI (WTVB) – Rising gas prices is causing sticker shock for Michigan drivers. Gas prices have jumped over the last couple of days and AAA Michigan says the higher prices are expected to hang around at least through the rest of this month.
The auto club says the national average has gone up a dime in the past two weeks, driven in part by higher gas taxes in 13 states.
A hurricane which is affecting Gulf Coast refineries is also being blamed for more pain at the pump.
The web site GasBuddy.com says the state’s average price shot up by eight-cents a gallon on Wednesday to $2.87.
One station in Plymouth was selling gas at a jaw dropping $3.39 a gallon.
GasBuddy app users report the lowest gas price in the state as of early Thursday morning was $2.40 at a station in Battle Creek.
