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Changes on Rural Arterial Roads by Region and State – December 2012 Traffic Volume Trends – Travel Monitoring and Traffic Volume – OHPI – FHWA

December 2012 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 December November
Number of Stations Vehicle-Miles (Millions) Percent Change Number of Stations Vehicle-Miles (Millions) Percent Change
2012 (Preliminary) 2011 2012 (Revised) 2011
Northeast
Connecticut 5 149 154 -3.6 5 150 152 -1.6
Maine 44 420 446 -5.9 43 451 447 0.8
Massachusetts 9 216 237 -8.7 9 197 208 -5.1
New Hampshire 22 257 270 -4.8 22 354 355 -0.3
New Jersey - 326 342 -4.9 - 318 317 0.1
New York 50 1,154 1,222 -5.6 52 1,085 1,108 -2.0
Pennsylvania 35 1,793 1,883 -4.8 34 1,938 1,951 -0.7
Rhode Island - 47 49 -3.8 - 50 50 -1.0
Vermont 31 212 225 -5.9 31 219 221 -0.6
Subtotal   4,574 4,828 -5.3   4,762 4,809 -1.0
South Atlantic
Delaware 25 101 102 -1.1 23 107 105 2.5
District of Columbia - 0 0 0.0 - 0 0 0.0
Florida 94 1,857 1,890 -1.7 95 1,897 1,897 0.0
Georgia 76 1,813 1,810 0.2 73 1,814 1,756 3.3
Maryland 26 693 728 -4.8 - 766 766 0.0
North Carolina 15 1,534 1,570 -2.3 15 1,495 1,490 0.3
South Carolina 69 1,220 1,239 -1.6 71 1,253 1,247 0.5
Virginia 258 1,653 1,698 -2.7 266 1,793 1,767 1.5
West Virginia 17 534 556 -4.0 16 655 666 -1.6
Subtotal   9,405 9,593 -2.0   9,780 9,694 0.9
North Central
Illinois 8 1,279 1,351 -5.4 9 1,187 1,245 -4.6
Indiana 29 1,113 1,172 -5.1 27 1,197 1,177 1.7
Iowa 90 987 1,027 -4.0 89 1,066 1,047 1.8
Kansas 61 786 816 -3.7 62 793 788 0.5
Michigan 63 1,576 1,602 -1.6 63 1,563 1,543 1.3
Minnesota 9 1,267 1,301 -2.6 36 1,351 1,335 1.2
Missouri 83 1,356 1,405 -3.5 82 1,491 1,484 0.5
Nebraska 37 633 644 -1.7 37 693 683 1.4
North Dakota 31 356 352 1.3 31 335 335 0.2
Ohio 47 1,605 1,651 -2.8 43 1,661 1,631 1.8
South Dakota 35 349 367 -4.7 33 358 355 1.0
Wisconsin 72 1,471 1,530 -3.9 - 1,592 1,590 0.1
Subtotal   12,778 13,218 -3.3   13,287 13,213 0.6
South Gulf
Alabama 37 1,246 1,282 -2.8 41 1,239 1,228 0.9
Arkansas 9 972 999 -2.7 8 897 928 -3.4
Kentucky 18 1,374 1,398 -1.7 18 1,410 1,383 2.0
Louisiana 2 799 755 5.7 5 786 872 -9.9
Mississippi 29 921 930 -0.9 - 985 1,003 -1.8
Oklahoma - 923 918 0.6 - 1,118 1,082 3.3
Tennessee 22 1,474 1,498 -1.6 22 1,383 1,361 1.6
Texas 108 3,876 3,786 2.4 109 4,160 3,943 5.5
Subtotal   11,585 11,566 0.2   11,978 11,800 1.5
West
Alaska 37 79 79 0.1 - 83 81 3.3
Arizona 22 1,006 1,010 -0.4 25 991 988 0.2
California 35 3,930 4,028 -2.4 24 3,634 3,595 1.1
Colorado 26 794 807 -1.6 - 943 861 9.6
Hawaii 8 90 90 0.3 8 89 87 3.1
Idaho 98 370 377 -1.7 95 409 395 3.4
Montana 53 442 451 -2.0 53 469 465 0.9
Nevada 35 298 316 -5.7 34 290 290 -0.3
New Mexico 37 695 683 1.7 37 698 713 -2.1
Oregon 104 766 793 -3.3 102 797 796 0.1
Utah 44 406 428 -5.1 43 433 415 4.3
Washington 14 764 779 -1.9 14 831 807 3.0
Wyoming 73 344 348 -1.3 72 393 379 3.7
Subtotal   9,984 10,189 -2.0   10,060 9,872 1.9
Totals 2,152 48,326 49,394 -2.2 1,977 49,867 49,388 1.0

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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