High way Finance Data Collection

Our Nation's Highways: 2010

Figure 4-8 Daily Traffic Distribution

Figure 4-8 illustrates the daily distribution pattern for rural and urban interstate highways. Friday is the heaviest travel day for both rural and urban interstate. While weekend travel on rural interstate is in par with weekend travel, travel on urban interstate on the weekend is still lagging behind weekday travel.

Data Source for Figure 4-7, 4-8, and 4-9: US Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Office of Highway Policy Information, Traffic Monitoring and Analysis System