Colorado drivers are getting an unexpected break at the pump as millions prepare to hit the road for Thanksgiving. Gas stations in parts of Denver and Aurora dropped regular unleaded to as low as $1.85 on Tuesday. Prices are drawing lines of people eager to take advantage.
AAA expects 74 million Americans to travel by car this holiday, making Thanksgiving the busiest road-trip period of the year. Skyler McKinley with AAA says Colorado drivers are getting noticeably cheaper fuel at exactly the right moment.
“Prices are falling across the country, but dramatically so in Colorado,” McKinley said. “We’re sitting at about $2.60 statewide, down nine cents on the week and about 30 cents on the month and year.”…