DEARBORN, MI   (WKZO) --     AAA of Michigan says they are seeing a big spike in the number of people who plan to travel over the Fourth of July holiday. That’s because a lot of people are taking off the entire week because the 4^th is smack dab in the middle of the week.      

Spokeswoman Nancy Cain says by starting the Friday before, you can have 10 days in a row off and only have it count as one week of vacation.   They say over 1.4-million Michiganders will be hitting the road during the extended holiday period. That’s about a 16% increase over last year.   

She says lower gas prices are also encouraging some to get out and travel, and more plan to travel by air this year as well.