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Tuesday and Wednesday this week are expected to be the busiest days on the roads in the Boston area. Here are a few pieces of advice on when to travel in order to avoid traffic, from AAA spokesperson Mark Schieldrop.

If you’re one of the 55 million people expected to travel in the United States over Thanksgiving — significant storms could impact your journey this week.

We have entered into peak Thanksgiving travel time, and by all projections, this year is going to be a big one. Here's how its stacking up.

People hitting the road for Thanksgiving should see some relief at the pump compared to last year, as Massachusetts gas prices continue to fall ahead of the holiday.

People hitting the road for Thanksgiving should see some relief at the pump compared to last year, as Massachusetts gas prices continue to fall ahead of the holiday.

“As I See It,” a new weekly photo column by Pulitzer Prize winner Stan Grossfeld, brings the stories of New England to Globe readers. This week Grossfeld visits all the places that get you to home and back.

AAA projects that 55.4 million Americans will travel over the Thanksgiving holiday weekend this year. The vast majority — 49.1 million — are expected to drive.

Gas prices in Massachusetts have dropped for a seventh consecutive week due to plunging oil prices and lower demand, and are 40 cents cheaper than a year ago.

Motorists in the Northeast may be giving thanks at the pump as gas prices continue to steadily decline and are now more than 40 cents cheaper than this time last year. Oil prices closed lower …

PROVIDENCE — Another reduction in oil prices may have motorists in Rhode Island giving thanks a few weeks early, with steady declines pushing prices for gasoline 40 cents cheaper than