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$4 Gas is Here [Poll]

It's not quite summer driving season and prices are already cracking $4 per gallon at some local stations.


There won't be relief from the pain at the gas pumps anytime soon. Prices have been creepng toward $4 per gallon at several stations in Johnston, according to several Web sites that track gas prices. And with the summer driving season not quite here, prices are expected to climb even higher — some experts are predicting $5 per gallon gas by July.

The price of regular unleaded gasoline posted at the Shell station in the center of town at Hartford and Atwood Avenues was $3.99 this morning.

[Check out other gas prices in Johnston on our Commute page.]

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How are you dealing with higher gas prices? Vote in the poll below and let us know in the comments.

"It's horrible, man. Horrible," Nathan Dacosta of East Providence told WPRI. "Just when you think things are starting to get better, they only get worse."

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According to AAA Southern New England, gasoline prices in Rhode Island are up seven cents this week, the fourth consecutive week of increases.

AAA’s April 9 survey of prices in Rhode Island found self-serve, regular unleaded averaging $3.96 per gallon, seven cents higher than last week. Prices locally are up 16 cents over the last month. The current price is four cents above the national average for regular unleaded of $3.92. A year ago at this time Rhode Island’s average price was $3.73.

The range in prices in the latest local AAA survey for unleaded regular is 21 cents, from a low of $3.839 to a high of $4.04. AAA advises motorists to shop around for the best prices in their area, and to make sure they and their passengers buckle up — every time.

Today’s local gas prices and their ranges are as follows:
Regular Unleaded - Self Serve
$3.969 ($3.839-$4.049)
Midgrade Unleaded - Self Serve
$4.109 ($4.039-$4.199)
Premium Unleaded - Self Serve
$4.229 ($4.089-$4.399)
Diesel - Self Serve
$4.239 ($4.169-$4.369)


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