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

September 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 September August
Number of Stations Vehicle-Miles (Millions) Percent Change Number of Stations Vehicle-Miles (Millions) Percent Change
2012 (Preliminary) 2011 2012 (Revised) 2011
Northeast
Connecticut 5 166 167 -0.5 5 179 170 5.4
Maine 41 485 493 -1.7 73 548 534 2.7
Massachusetts 9 206 212 -3.0 10 218 211 3.6
New Hampshire 27 299 304 -1.8 29 364 348 4.7
New Jersey 21 423 421 0.3 21 392 386 1.5
New York 1 1,195 1,205 -0.8 52 1,510 1,469 2.8
Pennsylvania 36 1,967 2,017 -2.5 36 2,263 2,233 1.3
Rhode Island - 82 85 -3.1 - 71 70 2.6
Vermont 30 240 249 -3.5 33 288 277 3.9
Subtotal   5,063 5,153 -1.7   5,833 5,698 2.4
South Atlantic
Delaware 25 145 143 1.4 26 148 138 7.4
District of Columbia - 0 0 0.0 - 0 0 0.0
Florida - 1,764 1,791 -1.5 100 1,897 1,877 1.1
Georgia 75 1,611 1,637 -1.6 70 1,786 1,750 2.0
Maryland 26 795 809 -1.8 26 892 870 2.5
North Carolina 14 1,451 1,473 -1.4 15 1,625 1,557 4.4
South Carolina 65 1,285 1,308 -1.8 68 1,452 1,391 4.4
Virginia 257 1,674 1,685 -0.7 273 1,922 1,890 1.7
West Virginia 11 575 599 -3.9 14 643 630 2.1
Subtotal   9,300 9,445 -1.5   10,365 10,103 2.6
North Central
Illinois 10 1,365 1,399 -2.4 9 1,569 1,580 -0.7
Indiana 24 1,208 1,245 -2.9 28 1,271 1,235 2.9
Iowa 67 1,134 1,150 -1.4 81 1,237 1,222 1.2
Kansas 59 849 887 -4.3 58 869 878 -1.0
Michigan 60 1,689 1,686 0.2 57 1,936 1,911 1.3
Minnesota 29 1,390 1,395 -0.3 32 1,569 1,552 1.1
Missouri 76 1,689 1,756 -3.9 77 1,841 1,843 -0.1
Nebraska 36 720 728 -1.0 34 770 760 1.3
North Dakota 31 392 381 2.9 31 434 411 5.8
Ohio 42 1,705 1,726 -1.2 43 1,886 1,843 2.3
South Dakota 27 412 408 0.9 25 462 446 3.6
Wisconsin 57 1,572 1,611 -2.4 62 1,765 1,765 0.0
Subtotal   14,125 14,372 -1.7   15,609 15,446 1.1
South Gulf
Alabama 38 1,284 1,310 -1.9 46 1,537 1,496 2.7
Arkansas 26 878 927 -5.3 29 1,079 1,078 0.1
Kentucky 25 1,348 1,388 -2.9 26 1,486 1,480 0.4
Louisiana 15 708 707 0.2 14 1,081 1,100 -1.7
Mississippi 39 1,038 1,036 0.2 38 1,103 1,073 2.8
Oklahoma - 1,143 1,158 -1.2 38 1,373 1,334 2.9
Tennessee 21 1,552 1,648 -5.8 17 1,726 1,770 -2.5
Texas 110 3,924 3,910 0.3 110 4,417 4,154 6.3
Subtotal   11,875 12,084 -1.7   13,802 13,485 2.4
West
Alaska 37 109 114 -4.1 37 136 133 2.9
Arizona 10 893 920 -3.0 18 924 904 2.2
California 22 3,132 3,289 -4.8 20 3,941 3,912 0.8
Colorado 16 922 921 0.1 63 979 973 0.6
Hawaii 8 112 116 -3.8 8 117 116 1.2
Idaho 95 471 477 -1.2 93 554 541 2.3
Montana 53 553 554 -0.1 51 693 665 4.2
Nevada 33 326 332 -1.8 30 373 370 0.6
New Mexico 37 757 785 -3.6 39 827 821 0.7
Oregon 102 963 979 -1.6 106 1,103 1,092 1.0
Utah 42 505 502 0.6 42 563 554 1.6
Washington 13 960 970 -1.0 39 1,090 1,098 -0.7
Wyoming 73 468 480 -2.4 64 511 500 2.3
Subtotal   10,171 10,439 -2.6   11,811 11,679 1.1
Totals 1,976 50,534 51,493 -1.9 2,316 57,420 56,411 1.8

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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