Over 70 million Americans are expected to travel 50 or more miles over the 4th of July holiday. This number is expected to be quite high for Kansans, as AAA Public Affairs manager Shawn Steward explained….
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That number is higher than 2023, which saw an estimated 429,000 Kansans either take to the roads, sky or tracks to travel over the Jul. 4 weekend. As Steward explained, 4th of July usually sees the most travel because the conditions to travel are much easier.
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Gas prices play a big role into that according to Steward.
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Steward says that Kansas is blessed with low gas prices being in the center of the country.
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Travel has been going up on holidays since the end of the pandemic.
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