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July 4th holiday expected to break travel record in Florida

ORLANDO, Fla. — The approaching July 4th holiday is anticipated to break travel records.

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AAA expects nearly 71 million people to travel more than 50 miles on Independence Day.

Nearly 4.5 million of those are expected to be Floridians.

Read: By the numbers: AAA breaks down the July 4 travel forecast

Overall, about 3.5 million more people will likely be traveling for the holiday weekend this year compared to last.

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