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November 2008 Traffic Volume Trends

Changes on Urban Arterial Roads by Region and State

Table - 4. Changes on Urban Arterial Roads by Region and State**
Region And State November October
Number of Stations Vehicle-Miles (Millions) Percent Change Number of Stations Vehicle-Miles (Millions) Percent Change
2008 (Preliminary) 2007 2008 (Revised) 2007
Northeast
Connecticut 20 1,811 1,883 -3.8 - 1,977 2,022 -2.2
Maine 12 214 220 -2.8 12 239 244 -2.3
Massachusetts 66 3,148 3,247 -3.1 52 3,459 3,538 -2.2
New Hampshire 26 425 447 -5.1 25 496 514 -3.4
New Jersey 31 4,312 4,573 -5.7 7 4,472 4,680 -4.4
New York 86 5,992 6,211 -3.5 88 6,879 7,056 -2.5
Pennsylvania 13 4,067 4,236 -4.0 13 4,583 4,655 -1.6
Rhode Island 40 423 484 -12.6 42 431 434 -0.8
Vermont 11 97 105 -7.4 10 110 114 -3.4
Subtotal   20,489 21,406 -4.3   22,646 23,257 -2.6
South Atlantic
Delaware - 351 377 -6.9 - 380 389 -2.3
District of Columbia 2 195 202 -3.2 2 227 228 -0.3
Florida 107 8,274 8,836 -6.4 116 8,755 9,189 -4.7
Georgia 86 3,715 3,912 -5.0 74 4,197 4,464 -6.0
Maryland 37 2,764 2,891 -4.4 36 3,121 3,203 -2.6
North Carolina - 3,135 3,320 -5.6 - 3,490 3,679 -5.2
South Carolina 53 1,434 1,550 -7.4 53 1,597 1,683 -5.1
Virginia 150 3,094 3,275 -5.5 145 3,409 3,537 -3.6
West Virginia - 564 593 -4.9 - 607 622 -2.5
Subtotal   23,526 24,956 -5.7   25,783 26,994 -4.5
North Central
Illinois - 4,358 4,537 -4.0 32 5,023 5,139 -2.3
Indiana 31 1,907 2,003 -4.8 32 2,134 2,216 -3.7
Iowa - 719 756 -4.9 - 816 842 -3.1
Kansas 15 1,034 1,075 -3.8 16 1,000 1,027 -2.6
Michigan 43 4,253 4,537 -6.3 38 4,815 4,970 -3.1
Minnesota 28 1,781 1,916 -7.0 28 1,960 2,048 -4.3
Missouri 51 2,124 2,187 -2.9 51 2,216 2,265 -2.2
Nebraska 12 508 530 -4.1 12 557 571 -2.5
North Dakota 7 124 129 -4.1 - 151 157 -4.1
Ohio 102 4,249 4,510 -5.8 94 4,613 4,727 -2.4
South Dakota 8 144 154 -5.9 7 166 170 -2.2
Wisconsin - 1,725 1,845 -6.5 40 1,894 1,991 -4.9
Subtotal   22,926 24,179 -5.2   25,345 26,123 -3.0
South Gulf
Alabama - 1,629 1,728 -5.7 - 1,770 1,856 -4.6
Arkansas 12 748 790 -5.3 10 852 876 -2.7
Kentucky 22 1,268 1,346 -5.8 23 1,422 1,492 -4.7
Louisiana - 1,811 1,852 -2.2 - 1,966 2,012 -2.3
Mississippi - 879 929 -5.4 - 942 974 -3.3
Oklahoma - 1,575 1,607 -2.0 - 1,604 1,643 -2.3
Tennessee 1 2,370 2,502 -5.3 - 2,609 2,710 -3.7
Texas 51 10,301 10,476 -1.7 49 11,109 11,346 -2.1
Subtotal   20,581 21,230 -3.1   22,274 22,909 -2.8
West
Alaska 42 129 139 -7.2 44 161 170 -5.2
Arizona 14 2,437 2,621 -7.0 14 2,462 2,598 -5.2
California 7 20,241 21,661 -6.6 6 19,591 19,694 -0.5
Colorado 17 1,766 1,855 -4.8 20 2,182 2,253 -3.1
Hawaii - 457 485 -5.7 9 549 580 -5.4
Idaho 52 342 368 -6.9 53 372 393 -5.3
Montana - 125 133 -6.0 2 133 145 -8.4
Nevada 28 917 990 -7.4 27 994 1,049 -5.2
New Mexico 34 648 670 -3.4 34 751 768 -2.2
Oregon 27 1,131 1,195 -5.4 27 1,226 1,273 -3.7
Utah 29 916 1,023 -10.4 24 1,009 1,101 -8.4
Washington - 2,369 2,529 -6.3 44 2,729 2,817 -3.1
Wyoming - 120 129 -6.6 - 140 147 -4.7
Subtotal   31,598 33,798 -6.5   32,299 32,988 -2.1
Totals 1,373 119,120 125,569 -5.1 1,411 128,347 132,271 -3.0

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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