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August 31, 2007

Sunny skies, lots of travel predicted for Labor Day

Sunny skies, mild weather and a long weekend.

If you’re thinking this Labor Day weekend is looking like a time to get out of town, you’re not alone.

AAA is estimating more than 36.5 million Americans will travel at least 50 miles from home this holiday.

About 4 million will travel by air; about 1.6 million will take trains, buses or another mode of transportation.

And about 84 percent of Labor Day weekend travelers – nearly 29 million – will be driving.

They may be pleased to find that, according to AAA, regular gas -- at about $2.67 in the Providence metro area -- is about 25 cents cheaper than it was going into the Labor Day weekend last year.

Compare prices throughout the past year at AAA's Daily Fuel Gauge Report.

If you plan on staying in town, remember RIPTA buses and trolleys will be operating on a holiday schedule.

Flex service will be suspended, except for the Kingston/URI line, which will be on a holiday schedule. The RIde program will continue to run uninterrupted.

When the weekend is over, and the buses resume a regular schedule, it will be the new fall schedule, which is different for about a half dozen bus routes and adds service on Route 57 to the new Park n’ Ride lot in North Providence.

For more information, visit the Rhode Island Public Transit Authority.

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