After dropping steadily since Labor Day, gas prices have now increased for the second straight week, according to AAA Southern New England, according to The Providence Journal.
The average price for a gallon of regular, unleaded gasoline is $1.749 at the self-service pump, an increase of eight cents per gallon in the past week, according to AAA's weekly survey.

The price has increased 10 cents over the last two weeks.

Rhode Island is still five cents below the national average.

Drivers in the Ocean State were paying $3.11 per gallon at this time last year.