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Changes on Rural Arterial Roads by Region and State – August 2011 Traffic Volume Trends – Travel Monitoring and Traffic Volume – OHPI – FHWA

Travel Monitoring and Traffic Volume

August 2011 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 August July
Number of Stations Vehicle-Miles (Millions) Percent Change Number of Stations Vehicle-Miles (Millions) Percent Change
2011 (Preliminary) 2010 2011 (Revised) 2010
Northeast
Connecticut 5 171 187 -8.5 4 195 204 -4.6
Maine 67 523 547 -4.3 67 555 567 -2.1
Massachusetts 10 224 238 -5.9 11 278 278 0.1
New Hampshire 30 359 380 -5.6 28 375 374 0.1
New Jersey 21 391 401 -2.5 18 390 395 -1.1
New York 1,516 1,555 -2.5 51 1,491 1,527 -2.3
Pennsylvania 19 2,284 2,298 -0.6 21 2,303 2,348 -1.9
Rhode Island 71 73 -2.9 65 67 -2.4
Vermont 288 295 -2.5 39 295 301 -1.9
Subtotal   5,827 5,974 -2.5   5,947 6,061 -1.9
South Atlantic
Delaware 24 157 165 -4.8 25 176 174 1.1
District of Columbia 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0
Florida 108 1,899 1,971 -3.7 107 1,965 2,025 -3.0
Georgia 79 1,751 1,800 -2.7 78 2,070 2,131 -2.9
Maryland 24 852 896 -4.9 24 878 904 -2.9
North Carolina 15 1,586 1,687 -6.0 15 1,763 1,825 -3.4
South Carolina 71 1,390 1,459 -4.7 69 1,546 1,598 -3.2
Virginia 244 1,870 1,913 -2.3 229 1,958 2,010 -2.6
West Virginia 616 632 -2.5 659 678 -2.7
Subtotal   10,121 10,523 -3.8   11,015 11,345 -2.9
North Central
Illinois 1,569 1,610 -2.5 1,655 1,702 -2.7
Indiana 29 1,277 1,309 -2.5 29 1,441 1,481 -2.7
Iowa 81 1,227 1,240 -1.1 62 1,250 1,275 -1.9
Kansas 61 879 902 -2.6 62 893 911 -2.0
Michigan 54 1,840 1,916 -4.0 59 1,877 1,941 -3.3
Minnesota 33 1,552 1,565 -0.8 36 1,519 1,563 -2.8
Missouri 77 1,781 1,850 -3.7 78 1,841 1,929 -4.6
Nebraska 34 790 807 -2.1 35 822 838 -2.0
North Dakota 27 414 397 4.3 27 454 444 2.4
Ohio 48 1,852 1,886 -1.8 49 1,842 1,894 -2.7
South Dakota 21 455 493 -7.7 28 479 516 -7.2
Wisconsin 77 1,832 1,868 -1.9 81 1,891 1,913 -1.1
Subtotal   15,468 15,843 -2.4   15,964 16,407 -2.7
South Gulf
Alabama 33 1,450 1,472 -1.5 31 1,520 1,571 -3.2
Arkansas 26 1,057 1,103 -4.1 29 1,105 1,160 -4.8
Kentucky 25 1,431 1,444 -0.9 29 1,287 1,291 -0.3
Louisiana 9 1,092 1,140 -4.3 12 1,024 1,050 -2.5
Mississippi 35 1,111 1,157 -4.0 40 1,188 1,205 -1.4
Oklahoma 1,309 1,342 -2.5 1,235 1,270 -2.7
Tennessee 9 1,810 1,776 1.9 5 1,815 1,887 -3.8
Texas 112 4,131 4,201 -1.7 106 4,211 4,214 -0.1
Subtotal   13,391 13,635 -1.8   13,385 13,648 -1.9
West
Alaska 32 138 142 -2.7 35 151 153 -1.4
Arizona 935 960 -2.5 1,020 1,048 -2.7
California 10 3,904 4,038 -3.3 42 4,050 4,181 -3.1
Colorado 71 990 1,016 -2.6 72 1,033 1,057 -2.3
Hawaii 6 110 113 -2.0 6 110 113 -2.7
Idaho 85 554 564 -1.8 90 565 582 -2.8
Montana 54 689 686 0.4 51 713 721 -1.1
Nevada 31 379 386 -1.8 31 402 416 -3.3
New Mexico 824 846 -2.5 840 864 -2.7
Oregon 103 1,102 1,122 -1.8 106 1,076 1,112 -3.2
Utah 44 558 572 -2.5 44 584 597 -2.2
Washington 57 1,107 1,104 0.2 49 1,081 1,094 -1.2
Wyoming 517 530 -2.5 8 540 561 -3.7
Subtotal   11,807 12,079 -2.3   12,165 12,499 -2.7
Totals 2,001 56,614 58,054 -2.5 2,118 58,476 59,960 -2.5

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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