GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) — Gas hit $5 per gallon in the Grand Rapids area Thursday morning amid rising prices.
A News 8 crew spotted the $5.01 price for regular unleaded fuel at a gas station at the intersection of Alpine Road and 6 Mile Road in Comstock Park. Still, the average price of regular unleaded in the Grand Rapids, Muskegon, Holland area is sitting at $4.83 per gallon, according to AAA.
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The highest recorded average gas price in Michigan for regular unleaded fuel was $5.22 in June of 2022, AAA says, about four months after Russia invaded Ukraine.
Meanwhile, diesel prices made history Thursday in Michigan. The current average price per gallon for diesel gas is sitting at $6.62, the highest average price recorded in the state, according to AAA. At that gas station on Alpine Avenue, diesel gas was priced at $6.77 per gallon Thursday morning…