Wallets won't be hit as hard after motorists fill their gas tanks this Labor Day weekend.

Gas prices are the lowest they've been in over a decade, according to the American Automobile Association's fuel gauge report.Motorists fueled up for $2.39 per gallon for regular unleaded gasoline at the Fast Fill Exxon, Sunoco and Giant Food Stores pumps, all along Blakeslee Boulevard Drive East in Lehighton, on Thursday morning.The average regular unleaded gallon in Pennsylvania is currently $2.48, down from $3.45 last year at this time.While savings at the pump are a perk, several area residents said this week doesn't make or break a trip."We take the same trip to upstate New York every year, so I wouldn't say that I'm traveling just because of gas prices, but it is a benefit," said Mark Cannon of Nesquehoning after filling his truck's gas tank Thursday at the Exxon. "A dollar per gallon decrease from last year is significant. It leaves you some money to play with later."Bill Eade of Slatington shared a similar philosophy on Facebook."Gas prices don't dictate if and when I travel," he said. "I just budget it into my costs and allow for it. I will travel a little this weekend, but not much."According to AAA, consistent regional refinery issues have contributed to the falling rates.Supply continues to outpace demand on the East Coast despite several potential production issues.The Phillips 66 Bayway refinery in New Jersey is reportedly operating at reduced rates and PBF Energy's Delaware City refinery shut down its fluid catalytic cracking unit last week due to a fire."Significant savings continue to be seen in yearly price comparisons due to the relatively low cost of crude oil, which set new multiyear lows last week before rallying to end the week," said Michael Green, of AAA. "The price of gas is down year-over-year in every state and Washington D.C. Barring any major supply disruptions consumers remain poised to pay the lowest national average for the holiday weekend in 11 years."AAA estimates that 35.5 million Americans will travel over Labor Day weekend based on an informal survey of Delaware, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Maryland, Virginia and Washington D.C. residents.The survey also projects that 87 percent of area travelers will get where they're going by car; 7 percent are expected to travel by air and 5 percent by other modes of transportation, including bus and rail.Around 33 percent of the respondents said they still use paper maps, while over 55 percent use GPS.Nearly 2.2 million vehicles are expected to travel the Pennsylvania Turnpike over a four-day period.Traffic is expected to be the heaviest Friday from 3 to 7 p.m. and on Monday from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m.Cheaper gas doesn't mean everyone will be traveling this weekend."Nothing else went down," said Greg Kovach, of Lehighton. "Taxes, groceries and everything else keeps going up. I'll stay at home again. With all the checkpoints they have every holiday you have to be afraid to go out and even have a beer or three without risking driving under the influence."State police, the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation and municipal police are teaming up again this year to crack down on DUI offenders."Even though the number of people killed in drug- and alcohol-related crashes decreased last year, we and law enforcement will not reduce our efforts to make Pennsylvania roads safer," said PennDOT Secretary Leslie S. Richards."Enforcement and education efforts occur year round, but will be especially focused through the upcoming holiday travel period."