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

November 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 November October
Number of Stations Vehicle-Miles (Millions) Percent Change Number of Stations Vehicle-Miles (Millions) Percent Change
2012 (Preliminary) 2011 2012 (Revised) 2011
Northeast
Connecticut 5 150 152 -1.6 5 160 167 -3.9
Maine 43 451 447 0.8 41 489 492 -0.6
Massachusetts - 205 208 -1.5 10 218 233 -6.5
New Hampshire 22 354 355 -0.3 20 295 301 -2.3
New Jersey - 318 317 0.1 23 346 340 1.8
New York 52 1,085 1,108 -2.0 52 1,181 1,219 -3.2
Pennsylvania 34 1,938 1,951 -0.7 36 2,036 2,072 -1.8
Rhode Island - 50 50 -1.0 - 56 56 0.6
Vermont 31 219 221 -0.6 32 242 248 -2.5
Subtotal   4,770 4,809 -0.8   5,023 5,128 -2.0
South Atlantic
Delaware 23 107 105 2.5 24 123 127 -3.5
District of Columbia - 0 0 0.0 - 0 0 0.0
Florida 95 1,897 1,897 0.0 97 1,919 1,909 0.5
Georgia 73 1,814 1,756 3.3 76 1,880 1,869 0.6
Maryland - 766 766 0.0 26 763 794 -3.8
North Carolina 15 1,495 1,490 0.3 15 1,591 1,618 -1.7
South Carolina 71 1,253 1,247 0.5 68 1,288 1,288 0.0
Virginia 266 1,793 1,767 1.5 266 1,752 1,790 -2.1
West Virginia 16 655 666 -1.6 15 601 611 -1.6
Subtotal   9,780 9,694 0.9   9,917 10,006 -0.9
North Central
Illinois 9 1,187 1,245 -4.6 10 1,486 1,532 -3.0
Indiana 27 1,197 1,177 1.7 29 1,287 1,308 -1.6
Iowa 89 1,066 1,047 1.8 83 1,138 1,145 -0.6
Kansas 62 793 788 0.5 61 824 846 -2.7
Michigan 63 1,563 1,543 1.3 60 1,678 1,685 -0.4
Minnesota 36 1,351 1,335 1.2 32 1,477 1,457 1.4
Missouri 82 1,491 1,484 0.5 79 1,414 1,438 -1.7
Nebraska 37 693 683 1.4 35 740 752 -1.6
North Dakota 31 335 335 0.2 29 421 416 1.2
Ohio 43 1,661 1,631 1.8 44 1,783 1,760 1.3
South Dakota 33 358 355 1.0 28 393 401 -2.1
Wisconsin - 1,592 1,590 0.1 73 1,725 1,763 -2.2
Subtotal   13,287 13,213 0.6   14,366 14,503 -0.9
South Gulf
Alabama 41 1,239 1,228 0.9 48 1,355 1,363 -0.6
Arkansas 8 897 928 -3.4 7 971 977 -0.6
Kentucky 18 1,410 1,383 2.0 23 1,500 1,498 0.1
Louisiana - 904 872 3.6 11 789 815 -3.2
Mississippi - 1,004 1,003 0.1 39 1,036 1,040 -0.4
Oklahoma - 1,118 1,082 3.3 - 1,124 1,106 1.6
Tennessee 22 1,383 1,361 1.6 21 1,647 1,651 -0.3
Texas 109 4,160 3,943 5.5 110 4,204 4,077 3.1
Subtotal   12,115 11,800 2.7   12,626 12,527 0.8
West
Alaska - 83 81 3.3 37 109 107 1.9
Arizona 25 991 988 0.2 23 1,118 1,113 0.5
California 8 3,719 3,595 3.4 14 3,746 3,794 -1.3
Colorado - 943 861 9.6 16 922 928 -0.7
Hawaii 8 89 87 3.1 8 142 140 0.9
Idaho 95 409 395 3.4 95 457 453 1.0
Montana 53 469 465 0.9 11 507 501 1.2
Nevada 34 290 290 -0.3 34 307 316 -3.0
New Mexico 37 698 713 -2.1 38 820 822 -0.2
Oregon 102 797 796 0.1 103 891 899 -0.9
Utah 43 433 415 4.3 41 467 466 0.3
Washington 14 831 807 3.0 1 861 873 -1.3
Wyoming 72 393 379 3.7 72 441 447 -1.5
Subtotal   10,145 9,872 2.8   10,788 10,859 -0.7
Totals 1,947 50,097 49,388 1.4 2,121 52,720 53,023 -0.6

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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