PITTSBURGH — The COVID-19 pandemic is directly impacting demand for gas, and prices have fallen in response. In the Pittsburgh area, several gas stations are charging less than $2 a gallon.
Traffic is free flowing on major roadways as fewer people have to commute, which also means fewer people are buying gas.
As the pandemic hit the United States, prices plummeted and the national average dropped below $2 a gallon for the first time in four years.
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The average gas price in Pittsburgh is roughly $2.14 a gallon, about a full dollar less than it was a year ago.
Channel 11 found a gas station off Route 65 charging just $1.87 a gallon.
Drivers who are filling up say the low cost provides some relief during these tough times.
"It's really incredible ... I can fill up now for $20. I've got a small car and it's just it's not the chunk out of my budget, it's just $20. I can hang with that ... it eases everything else up," driver Meggin Ayers said.
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