Friday marks the official start of summer and the start of one of the busiest travel seasons of the year.With gas prices still the lowest they've been since 2021, AAA expects a record number of people to hit the road over the Fourth of July holiday period.

AAA estimates 1.9 million Hoosiers will travel at least 50 miles over the Independence Day holiday period between June 28 and July 6.

AAA has released its travel forecast for the busy week of the Fourth of July. AAA states that it’ll be another record-breaking season. It is expected that over 72.2 million people will be traveling that week,