$5 gas arrives in Indianapolis; state at record high price for 3rd straight day

INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) — Stations on the northwest aspect of Indianapolis had common gasoline at greater than $5 a gallon on Friday, in response to GasBuddy experiences.

Three of the stations with common gasoline at $5.09 a gallon have been on the intersection of State Highway 67/Kentucky Avenue and South Excessive College Highway. A visible examine of these three stations’ indicators about 3:30 p.m. Friday confirmed just one had gasoline at $5.09.

The fourth station with the $5.09 worth was close by alongside Ameriplex Parkway, in response to the GasBuddy experiences, and Information 8 has confirmed that quantity.

All 4 stations are south of Indianapolis Worldwide Airport.

GasBuddy additionally confirmed no less than 10 stations within the Lafayette-West Lafayette space and one station in Bloomington with common gasoline at $5.19 a gallon on Friday. One station in Cambridge Metropolis, which is in Wayne County on central Indiana’s japanese border, had a worth of $5.09 a gallon for normal.

Indiana’s common worth for a gallon of standard hit a report excessive for a 3rd consecutive day on Friday, $4.96. That’s 3 cents larger than Thursday, 40 cents greater than per week in the past, 82 cents larger than a month in the past, and $1.94 greater than a yr in the past, in response to GasBuddy.

Drivers may replenish in Indianapolis for a median of $4.89 per gallon of standard on Friday afternoon. The nationwide common is $4.79.