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Spend more on festivities, less on gas as gas prices drop ahead of July 4 weekend

Posted at 11:59 AM, Jun 28, 2017
and last updated 2017-06-28 13:56:22-04

Traveling to see a fireworks display this weekend? 

If you're driving, you can budget more for festivities and less for filling up your tank.

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According to GasBuddy, a website and smartphone app that analyzes gas prices, gas prices will be lower this Fourth of July weekend than they were on New Year's Day. 

This marks the lowest Independence Day gas prices since 2005, with drivers paying an average of $2.21 per gallon. The ten year average for this high-travel weekend has been $3.14 at the same. 

According to thewebsite's Cleveland data, gas can currently be found for as low as $1.93 per gallon in the city.