Hoosier drivers are facing one of the largest gas price hikes in the country.
Headed into the Memorial Day weekend, Indiana is tied with California for the largest gas price increase — 66 cents a gallon — in the U.S. over the past year.
The increase is partially driven by a 10-cent fuel tax increase the Legislature enacted last year.
The price of a gallon of gasoline in Indiana surged last week to $2.84. That's a 30 percent increase. The nation saw a 45-cent increase to $2.81, or 19 percent, over the past year. California's increase took it to $3.63 cents a gallon, a 22-percent increase.
Indiana's fuel tax increase was part of a package of tax and fee increases that pumped money into upgrading Indiana's crumbling roads and bridges. Indiana's fuel tax rose from 18 cents to 28 cents last July.