TRENTON, N.J. (AP)  -- Fuel prices and economic uncertainty appear to be putting the brakes on travel over the Memorial Day holiday weekend in New Jersey for the first time since the 9/11 attacks.

AAA Mid-Atlantic estimated that about 45,000 fewer Garden State residents will travel this holiday weekend than during the same period in 2007.

The numbers reflect fewer people on the roads.

AAA also predicted slightly fewer travelers will use buses, train or other mass transit.

Those who hit the roads will pay a record $3.69 a gallon for regular gasoline in New Jersey. That's 73 cents a gallon more than Memorial Day 2007.

The AAA Fuel Gauge said the least expensive gasoline is in Atlantic and Cape May Counties and the most expensive is in Mercer County.

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