Labor Day weekend is coming up.  This is traditionally the last big travel weekend of the summer.  Mark Peterson of Triple-A Iowa says traveling will be easier on your wallet than it was a year ago—with gas prices averaging $2.11 a gallon.  A year ago, that average price was $2.40 per gallon.

 “Labor Day is the last big hurrah for the summer travel season. It won’t be as crowded as it has been in the past but we’ll still probably find some increased travel through the coming weekend.”

Triple-A reports Iowa’s most expensive gas is in Iowa City at $2.27 a gallon, while it’s cheapest in Council Bluffs at $2.01.  Peterson adds that traffic isn’t expected to be as high as it often is for the Labor Day weekend.