Chattanooga motorists had plenty of reason to cringe as they pulled into area gas stations Friday morning: Gas prices spiked 10 cents or
Staff Photo by Jake Daniels/Chattanooga Times Free Press
Gasoline prices at the Sam’s Club on Lee Highway were on the low end of the scale for club members Friday morning. Prices have risen over the past few days, reaching $3.30 in many places.higher from the day before.
On Friday, Chattanooga’s average gas price was $3.21 per gallon for regular gas, according to AAA, while Tennessee’s was $3.16 and Georgia’s was $3.20.
Prices are about 60 cents up from prices for regular gas one year ago and up about 70 cents for diesel.
Experts attribute the price surge to the political unrest in the Middle East.