As residents continue to settle into the year 2015 amid very cold weather, gas prices continue to fall, both nationally and in the Saucon Valley.
Late Friday afternoon the price of a gallon of regular unleaded gas was $2.42 at Exxon on the Run on Rt. 378 in Lower Saucon Township.
As of late Friday, prices for regular unleaded gasoline at the six stations in the Hellertown-Lower Saucon area hovered in the are of $2.45 per gallon.
The lowest-priced gas was available along the Route 378 corridor, where Exxon on the Run and Hess were selling regular unleaded gas for $2.42 per gallon.
The average price in the Lehigh Valley according to AllentownGasPrices.com is currently $2.49/gal., which is significantly lower than the average Lehigh Valley price on year ago ($3.55/gal.) but significantly higher than the current national average: $2.16/gal.
Late Friday the price of a gallon of regular unleaded gas at Hess on Rt. 378 in Lower Saucon Township was $2.42.
New fuel taxes enacted to help pay for costly repairs to roads and bridges in Pennsylvania have increased the price of gas in the Keystone state.
The most recent state fuel tax increase took effect Jan. 1.
Across the river in New Jersey, the price of a gallon of regular unleaded at several Phillipsburg filling stations has dropped below $2 for the first time in years.
As of late Friday, BP on South Main Street and Citgo on New Brunswick Avenue in Phillipsburg were selling gas for $1.99/gal., according to AllentownGasPrices.com user reports.