MISSOULA — If you're hitting the road for the Independence Day holiday, it will cost you a bit less to fill up your gas tank than it did last year.
The American Automobile Association (AAA) reports that the current average price for a gallon of gas in Montana is $3.45.
That's about five cents below the national average and 26 cents less than at this time last year.
Here is the current average price by county across Montana:
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Data from AAA shows the price of gas has been flat for about a month.
But that could change and prices could start to creep up over the next 10 days as an estimated 60 million people are expected to drive to their holiday destination.
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