Interstate 81 near Salem was busy Monday due to post-Christmas travel. AAA estimated earlier this month that 112.7 million people would travel at least 50 miles or more away from home from Dec. 23 to Jan. 2, a 3.6 million increase from last year. The service noted that the likelihood of travel this year is being aided by declining fuel prices. The price of a gallon of unleaded gas at the BP station on Wildwood Road near Interstate 81 was —- on Tuesday.
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