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October 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 October September
Number of Stations Vehicle-Miles (Millions) Percent Change Number of Stations Vehicle-Miles (Millions) Percent Change
2008 (Preliminary) 2007 2008 (Revised) 2007
Northeast
Connecticut - 170 177 -4.0 7 158 172 -8.3
Maine 44 496 523 -5.3 44 466 512 -8.9
Massachusetts 3 237 245 -3.2 4 215 226 -4.9
New Hampshire 20 318 329 -3.3 21 300 325 -7.9
New Jersey 6 347 361 -3.9 - 404 425 -4.9
New York 54 1,254 1,317 -4.7 53 1,194 1,313 -9.1
Pennsylvania 31 2,168 2,223 -2.5 31 2,019 2,106 -4.1
Rhode Island 1 57 57 -0.9 - 83 85 -2.3
Vermont 27 260 269 -3.2 43 242 263 -8.1
Subtotal   5,307 5,501 -3.5   5,081 5,427 -6.4
South Atlantic
Delaware - 134 140 -4.1 - 144 154 -6.2
District of Columbia - 0 0 0.0 - 0 0 0.0
Florida 89 1,887 2,055 -8.2 86 1,731 1,946 -11.0
Georgia - 1,887 2,054 -8.1 51 1,630 1,767 -7.8
Maryland 25 770 811 -5.1 23 746 826 -9.6
North Carolina - 1,649 1,760 -6.3 - 1,476 1,609 -8.3
South Carolina 77 1,245 1,356 -8.2 76 1,185 1,339 -11.5
Virginia 102 1,785 1,882 -5.1 103 1,610 1,768 -9.0
West Virginia - 619 646 -4.2 - 624 671 -6.9
Subtotal   9,976 10,704 -6.8   9,146 10,080 -9.3
North Central
Illinois - 1,539 1,600 -3.8 7 1,453 1,596 -9.0
Indiana 37 1,598 1,667 -4.1 40 1,471 1,536 -4.2
Iowa - 1,118 1,155 -3.2 - 1,073 1,132 -5.2
Kansas 65 805 852 -5.5 64 808 871 -7.2
Michigan 54 1,565 1,661 -5.8 51 1,497 1,671 -10.4
Minnesota 29 1,599 1,646 -2.8 29 1,463 1,525 -4.1
Missouri 78 1,654 1,709 -3.2 78 1,912 2,041 -6.3
Nebraska 31 724 746 -3.0 30 691 723 -4.4
North Dakota - 331 346 -4.1 29 311 313 -0.6
Ohio 41 1,708 1,772 -3.6 43 1,617 1,707 -5.3
South Dakota 34 382 393 -2.8 29 377 393 -4.3
Wisconsin 71 1,587 1,641 -3.3 69 1,527 1,631 -6.4
Subtotal   14,610 15,188 -3.8   14,200 15,139 -6.2
South Gulf
Alabama - 1,253 1,362 -8.0 - 1,166 1,274 -8.4
Arkansas 27 1,033 1,058 -2.4 24 952 1,000 -4.8
Kentucky 50 1,373 1,458 -5.8 48 1,232 1,353 -8.9
Louisiana - 852 868 -1.9 - 662 691 -4.2
Mississippi - 1,086 1,110 -2.2 - 1,088 1,157 -5.9
Oklahoma - 1,109 1,136 -2.3 - 1,068 1,118 -4.5
Tennessee - 1,607 1,687 -4.8 5 1,556 1,672 -6.9
Texas 84 4,680 4,762 -1.7 80 4,317 4,495 -4.0
Subtotal   12,993 13,441 -3.3   12,041 12,760 -5.6
West
Alaska 30 103 105 -2.2 25 110 113 -3.1
Arizona 48 1,018 1,110 -8.3 34 861 961 -10.4
California 11 3,826 4,024 -4.9 100 3,195 3,467 -7.8
Colorado 69 967 996 -2.9 68 924 959 -3.7
Hawaii 4 136 149 -8.2 3 113 122 -7.1
Idaho - 453 479 -5.5 - 458 489 -6.3
Montana 60 448 486 -7.8 58 479 520 -7.9
Nevada 31 318 338 -6.0 30 322 350 -8.1
New Mexico 42 799 845 -5.4 44 741 794 -6.7
Oregon 93 908 960 -5.4 92 951 1,017 -6.5
Utah 39 473 503 -6.0 40 495 523 -5.5
Washington 55 879 917 -4.1 48 929 988 -6.0
Wyoming - 405 424 -4.6 - 427 448 -4.7
Subtotal   10,733 11,336 -5.3   10,005 10,751 -6.9
Totals 1,562 53,619 56,170 -4.5 1,710 50,473 54,157 -6.8

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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