Sarah Donaldson
Drivers filling their tanks in Ohio haven’t seen particularly dramatic spikes in gas prices as national hikes and shortages follow the shutdown of a major U.S. pipeline over the weekend, but AAA expects prices will continue to rise in the state.
According to the AAA website, the national average for gas prices surpassed $3 on Wednesday morning. Ohio sits about 13 cents under the national average but state averages rose 4 cents overnight, from $2.83 on Tuesday to $2.87 on Wednesday.
A cybersecurity attack on the Colonial Pipeline, which provides 45% of East Coast fuel, led the company to shut down operations last Friday.