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May 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 May April
Number of Stations Vehicle-Miles (Millions) Percent Change Number of Stations Vehicle-Miles (Millions) Percent Change
2008 (Preliminary) 2007 2008 (Revised) 2007
Northeast
Connecticut 8 169 178 -4.7 9 158 159 -0.1
Maine 24 511 534 -4.3 23 478 476 0.4
Massachusetts - 233 241 -3.6 8 215 222 -3.1
New Hampshire 24 292 305 -4.3 75 291 289 0.7
New Jersey 4 331 358 -7.4 7 382 380 0.6
New York 39 1,328 1,379 -3.7 42 1,162 1,160 0.2
Pennsylvania - 2,130 2,230 -4.5 31 2,051 2,035 0.8
Rhode Island 2 54 53 1.6 1 51 53 -4.4
Vermont 44 246 257 -4.4 43 222 223 -0.1
    5,294 5,535 -4.4   5,010 4,997 0.3
South Atlantic
Delaware - 144 154 -6.8 8 131 133 -1.7
District of Columbia - 0 0 0.0 - 0 0 0.0
Florida 89 1,952 2,107 -7.4 89 2,040 2,194 -7.0
Georgia 50 2,034 2,141 -5.0 46 2,160 2,218 -2.6
Maryland 24 793 839 -5.4 23 721 748 -3.6
North Carolina - 1,703 1,785 -4.6 - 1,611 1,691 -4.8
South Carolina 74 1,445 1,509 -4.2 74 1,292 1,410 -8.4
Virginia 105 1,917 2,003 -4.3 105 1,678 1,779 -5.7
West Virginia - 589 619 -4.9 - 588 605 -2.8
    10,577 11,157 -5.2   10,221 10,778 -5.2
North Central
Illinois - 1,574 1,639 -4.0 - 1,418 1,475 -3.9
Indiana 43 1,763 1,806 -2.4 44 1,722 1,741 -1.1
Iowa 79 1,157 1,183 -2.2 - 1,025 1,088 -5.8
Kansas 59 835 859 -2.8 64 774 794 -2.6
Michigan 54 1,608 1,706 -5.7 57 1,501 1,563 -4.0
Minnesota 31 1,592 1,638 -2.8 31 1,383 1,491 -7.2
Missouri 76 1,884 1,981 -4.9 76 1,628 1,720 -5.3
Nebraska 32 749 764 -2.0 32 666 681 -2.3
North Dakota 31 331 325 2.1 32 316 313 0.8
Ohio 44 1,716 1,791 -4.2 44 1,616 1,649 -2.0
South Dakota 33 389 405 -4.2 32 346 375 -7.7
Wisconsin 76 1,728 1,802 -4.1 77 1,400 1,457 -3.9
    15,326 15,899 -3.6   13,795 14,347 -3.8
South Gulf
Alabama - 1,384 1,475 -6.2 - 1,408 1,478 -4.7
Arkansas 24 1,101 1,136 -3.0 23 893 919 -2.8
Kentucky 47 1,428 1,525 -6.3 41 1,356 1,433 -5.4
Louisiana 16 963 991 -2.9 15 919 951 -3.4
Mississippi - 1,135 1,173 -3.2 - 1,079 1,114 -3.2
Oklahoma - 1,112 1,134 -1.9 - 1,116 1,140 -2.1
Tennessee - 1,640 1,724 -4.8 - 1,514 1,581 -4.2
Texas 81 4,604 4,679 -1.6 81 4,544 4,627 -1.8
    13,367 13,837 -3.4   12,829 13,243 -3.1
West
Alaska 29 125 127 -1.7 28 96 101 -4.9
Arizona 35 1,020 1,076 -5.2 36 968 1,036 -6.6
California 11 3,870 4,057 -4.6 94 3,467 3,701 -6.3
Colorado 50 930 965 -3.7 52 857 888 -3.5
Hawaii - 98 101 -3.1 7 107 109 -1.6
Idaho - 469 483 -2.9 95 417 445 -6.1
Montana 48 540 560 -3.6 49 460 483 -4.9
Nevada 32 356 379 -6.3 - 314 336 -6.6
New Mexico - 751 771 -2.6 - 710 733 -3.2
Oregon - 944 984 -4.1 - 853 907 -5.9
Utah 33 510 526 -3.1 35 472 503 -6.3
Washington 70 929 947 -1.8 70 843 884 -4.6
Wyoming - 406 421 -3.7 - 358 377 -5.2
    10,397 11,397 -3.9   9,922 10,503 -5.5
Totals 1,521 55,512 57,825 -4.0 1,699 51,777 53,868 -3.9

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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