Gas Prices climbing in Chattanooga area

CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) – The annual gas price rise may have begun for Chattanooga.

Prices rose 3.1 cents a gallon over the last week in the GasBuddy.com survey.

The current average is $2.02.

That is still cheaper than prices in Knoxville, Nashville, Huntsville and Atlanta.

“Refinery liquidation of cheaper winter grade fuel keeps pump prices in similar territory for the week ahead,” said Dan McTeague, GasBuddy senior petroleum analyst.

“The ongoing saga of global oil production limitations becomes less important as refineries begin the early stages of maintenance and turnarounds to accommodate summer gasoline blends.”

The cheapest prices in town right now are on the eastside and downtown.

$1.91 at Speedway (Bonny Oaks Dr.), Speedway (Hickory Valley Rd) BP (Shallowford & Chapman) Mapco (3rd & Hotzclaw) Speedway (3rd & Holtzclaw) and BP (Lee Hwy & Shallowford).

The cheapest gas in Cleveland is at the Citgo on Spring Place & Dalton Pike.

The Costco off Cloud Spring road has a price of $1.89.