WBUR TODAY: ⛽ Memorial Day travel meets $4.50 gas
❤️ Donate Thursday, May 21, 2026 ☁️ Mostly cloudy, with a high near 64 and a chance of light rain. Good Morning Boston, The highways are expected to start getting busy with Memorial Day weekend travelers after lunch today. According to AAA, today and tomorrow afternoon will likely be the worst times to drive. But this year, traffic might not be your biggest concern. Gassed up: The average price of a gallon of gas in Massachusetts hit $4.50 yesterday for this first time since 2022 due to the effects of the war in Iran . That's a full $1.50 higher than this time last year, meaning drivers face an extra $20 to $30 dollars for a tank of gas over what's typically a roadtrip holiday. But according to AAA , just as many people — if not a little more than last year — are expected to travel, including a projected 2 million in New England. WBUR's Stevee Chapman spoke to our go-to holiday travel expert, AAA Northeast spokesperson Mark Schield...