Gas drops below $3, but not in D.C.
Jeff Clabaugh
Staff Reporter
The average price for a gallon of gasoline dropped below $3 per gallon in the Washington area for the first time since Hurricane Katrina sent prices soaring.
Prices in The District, however, remain above $3 a gallon -- still the highest in the nation.
The mid-Atlantic AAA's daily gasoline price survey says the average price for regular in the Washington area fell to $2.91 per gallon Tuesday. That's down 32 cents per gallon from the record high, $3.23, set here Sept. 6.
Washington-area gasoline prices are still about 12 cents higher than the national average. And in the District, at $3.08 cents per gallon, the price is still the highest in the continental United States.
Prices could head higher again as Hurricane Rita heads toward the Gulf of Mexico again threatening to disrupt supplies.
