Gasoline prices flirt with $3 a gallon for first time since 2014

Published May 11, 2021 1:59pm ET



The shutdown of the Colonial Pipeline has pushed gasoline prices to $2.99 per gallon and could breach $3 for the first time since late 2014, according to AAA.

Before the cyberattack on the pipeline, the average national gas price had already jumped in recent weeks, as some level of increase is normal this time of year ahead of Memorial Day, the unofficial start of the summer driving season.

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