Record Number of SC Residents expected to travel this Holiday Weekend

Empowered by lower gas prices, more people in South Carolina plan to travel this Independence Day. AAA Carolinas projects that 614,700 people intend to travel at least 50 miles from home during the holiday. That is the highest number of travelers based on surveys conducted in the state since 2001. AAA Carolinas estimates that 541,000 people from the Palmetto State are driving to their destinations this 4th of July. On average, drivers can expect to pay 95 cents less at the pump than they did a year ago. The average gas price in South Carolina is at $2.44.