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Average Austin Gas Prices Up 13 Cents In A Week

Photo by Erik Reyna for KUT News

Drivers in the Austin-San Marcos area are paying an average of $3.60 for a gallon of gasoline, according to AAA's Daily Fuel Gauge Report. That compares to $3.47 just one week ago. And in those halcyon days of April 2011, we were shelling out a mere $2.69 for a gallon of regular unleaded. Prices have risen 29 percent since then.

We are still below the Texas average of $3.64 per gallon and $3.72 nationally.  But Austin is slowly creeping up towards the highest average price on record of $3.97 recorded on July 17, 2008. 

Prices are not expected to drop anytime soon with crude oil rising above $110 a barrel today for the first time in 30 months.

Nathan Bernier is the transportation reporter at KUT. He covers the big projects that are reshaping how we get around Austin, like the I-35 overhaul, the airport's rapid growth and the multibillion dollar transit expansion Project Connect. He also focuses on the daily changes that affect how we walk, bike and drive around the city. Got a tip? Email him at nbernier@kut.org. Follow him on Twitter @KUTnathan.
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