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March 2008 Traffic Volume Trends

Changes on Rural Arterial Roads by Region and State

Table - 3. Changes on Rural Arterial Roads by Region and State
Region And State March February
Number of Stations Vehicle-Miles (Millions) Percent Change Number of Stations Vehicle-Miles (Millions) Percent Change
2008 (Preliminary) 2007 2008 (Revised) 2007
Northeast
Connecticut 9 158 159 -0.5 9 134 133 1.2
Maine 24 466 490 -4.8 23 404 425 -4.9
Massachusetts 7 207 213 -2.7 5 193 198 -2.0
New Hampshire 70 284 302 -6.1 69 246 258 -4.3
New Jersey 9 383 389 -1.6 8 308 305 0.8
New York 41 1,192 1,225 -2.6 38 940 944 -0.3
Pennsylvania 31 1,934 1,954 -1.0 30 1,609 1,569 2.6
Rhode Island - 45 46 -2.1 - 44 45 -2.3
Vermont 44 235 241 -2.7 40 214 221 -3.4
  4,904 5,019 -2.3   4,092 4,098 -0.1
South Atlantic
Delaware 10 104 104 -0.5 10 104 102 2.1
District of Columbia - 0.0 - 0.0
Florida 92 1,879 2,008 -6.4 88 1,619 1,680 -3.6
Georgia - 2,082 2,226 -6.5 44 1,909 1,946 -1.9
Maryland 24 744 758 -1.8 23 590 583 1.3
North Carolina - 1,686 1,768 -4.6 - 1,488 1,485 0.2
South Carolina - 1,388 1,444 -3.9 77 1,171 1,187 -1.3
Virginia 105 1,782 1,812 -1.7 104 1,532 1,507 1.7
West Virginia - 648 672 -3.6 - 446 439 1.5
  10,313 10,792 -4.4   8,859 8,929 -0.8
North Central
Illinois - 1,340 1,409 -4.9 - 1,257 1,288 -2.4
Indiana 21 1,562 1,642 -4.9 21 1,324 1,300 1.9
Iowa 78 1,037 1,036 0.1 78 836 835 0.0
Kansas 62 804 830 -3.1 64 670 667 0.5
Michigan 59 1,500 1,598 -6.1 59 1,281 1,321 -3.0
Minnesota 31 1,375 1,378 -0.2 34 1,210 1,165 3.8
Missouri 78 1,611 1,735 -7.1 77 1,292 1,358 -4.9
Nebraska 29 662 678 -2.3 30 535 527 1.5
North Dakota - 301 304 -1.2 - 241 233 3.4
Ohio 46 1,548 1,632 -5.2 46 1,338 1,303 2.7
South Dakota 32 356 367 -3.0 29 302 293 3.1
Wisconsin 81 1,365 1,403 -2.7 75 1,147 1,165 -1.6
  13,461 14,012 -3.9   11,433 11,455 -0.2
South Gulf
Alabama - 1,377 1,477 -6.8 - 1,181 1,199 -1.5
Arkansas 18 1,042 1,114 -6.4 14 894 885 1.1
Kentucky 45 1,327 1,441 -8.0 46 1,090 1,100 -0.9
Louisiana 18 899 938 -4.2 18 751 769 -2.3
Mississippi - 1,134 1,213 -6.5 - 1,079 1,074 0.5
Oklahoma - 1,051 1,105 -5.0 - 897 892 0.5
Tennessee 5 1,594 1,701 -6.3 6 1,468 1,448 1.3
Texas - 4,744 5,020 -5.5 78 4,271 4,253 0.4
  13,168 14,009 -6.0   11,631 11,620 0.1
West
Alaska 29 91 91 0.3 29 74 76 -2.5
Arizona 35 991 1,023 -3.1 37 984 1,020 -3.5
California 11 3,442 3,521 -2.2 10 2,950 3,022 -2.4
Colorado 51 993 1,025 -3.1 51 785 798 -1.7
Hawaii 6 89 89 -0.5 - 69 70 -1.5
Idaho 90 418 446 -6.3 87 343 364 -5.8
Montana 65 470 490 -4.1 49 398 392 1.6
Nevada 23 322 332 -3.1 22 264 276 -4.4
New Mexico - 738 763 -3.2 - 658 662 -0.6
Oregon - 885 910 -2.8 - 730 751 -2.9
Utah 36 481 492 -2.3 39 376 385 -2.5
Washington - 781 833 -6.2 - 654 694 -5.8
Wyoming - 339 349 -2.8 - 288 291 -0.9
  10,040 10,364 -3.1   8,573 8,801 -2.6
TOTALS 1,415 51,886 54,196 -4.3 1,567 44,588 44,903 -0.7

Note: Where Number of STATIONS are shown as dashes, the values for the Vehicle-Miles and Percent Change are derived from the estimated VMT based on data from surrounding States or the nationwide average VMT.


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