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

Travel Monitoring and Traffic Volume

September 2012 Traffic Volume Trends

Changes on Urban Arterial Roads by Region and State

Table – 4. Changes on Urban 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 26 1,824 1,868 -2.4 25 1,974 1,913 3.2
Maine 13 205 216 -5.0 13 232 232 0.2
Massachusetts 51 3,117 3,184 -2.1 56 3,544 3,419 3.7
New Hampshire 26 451 462 -2.3 25 522 508 2.7
New Jersey 69 4,486 4,551 -1.4 72 4,443 4,284 3.7
New York 5 6,249 6,339 -1.4 87 6,586 6,322 4.2
Pennsylvania 20 4,250 4,323 -1.7 23 4,538 4,459 1.8
Rhode Island 42 705 727 -3.0 41 639 623 2.6
Vermont 14 101 102 -1.9 13 114 111 2.5
Subtotal   21,388 21,772 -1.8   22,592 21,871 3.3
South Atlantic
Delaware 14 413 407 1.4 13 439 429 2.3
District of Columbia - 210 214 -1.8 1 240 237 1.2
Florida - 8,211 8,398 -2.2 136 8,791 8,715 0.9
Georgia 115 3,872 3,977 -2.6 110 4,397 4,353 1.0
Maryland 39 2,618 2,653 -1.3 39 3,280 3,207 2.3
North Carolina 19 3,485 3,513 -0.8 18 3,921 3,866 1.4
South Carolina 33 1,596 1,627 -1.9 34 1,684 1,631 3.2
Virginia 333 3,347 3,416 -2.0 337 3,691 3,672 0.5
West Virginia 6 529 540 -2.1 10 572 557 2.6
Subtotal   24,281 24,745 -1.9   27,015 26,667 1.3
North Central
Illinois 19 4,976 4,951 0.5 21 5,162 5,010 3.0
Indiana 27 2,231 2,325 -4.0 28 2,405 2,442 -1.5
Iowa 28 788 804 -2.0 30 830 832 -0.3
Kansas 13 910 896 1.5 17 975 962 1.4
Michigan 47 4,222 4,371 -3.4 48 4,501 4,588 -1.9
Minnesota 26 2,092 2,140 -2.3 26 2,327 2,328 -0.1
Missouri 63 2,356 2,431 -3.1 64 2,420 2,417 0.1
Nebraska 13 522 533 -2.1 13 568 568 0.1
North Dakota 8 133 139 -4.6 8 141 146 -3.2
Ohio 77 4,396 4,521 -2.8 70 4,766 4,811 -0.9
South Dakota 9 161 168 -3.8 10 178 178 -0.2
Wisconsin 53 2,033 2,059 -1.3 50 2,195 2,199 -0.2
Subtotal   24,820 25,338 -2.0   26,468 26,481 -0.0
South Gulf
Alabama 28 1,723 1,732 -0.5 30 1,885 1,864 1.1
Arkansas 9 858 908 -5.5 8 1,008 995 1.2
Kentucky 6 1,351 1,366 -1.1 5 1,529 1,479 3.4
Louisiana 15 1,745 1,672 4.4 8 1,917 1,872 2.4
Mississippi 24 851 858 -0.9 25 966 958 0.9
Oklahoma - 1,622 1,634 -0.7 21 1,702 1,729 -1.6
Tennessee 8 2,609 2,639 -1.2 7 2,728 2,721 0.3
Texas 83 11,393 11,444 -0.4 83 11,937 11,737 1.7
Subtotal   22,152 22,253 -0.5   23,672 23,355 1.4
West
Alaska 46 161 162 -0.9 46 180 176 2.0
Arizona 10 2,454 2,504 -2.0 8 2,377 2,285 4.0
California 47 16,586 16,710 -0.7 53 20,487 20,599 -0.5
Colorado 12 2,189 2,163 1.2 23 2,415 2,375 1.7
Hawaii 37 509 521 -2.3 36 390 391 -0.2
Idaho 70 426 430 -0.8 66 472 467 1.1
Montana 5 171 172 -0.6 5 230 226 1.9
Nevada 29 997 1,029 -3.1 32 1,045 1,058 -1.2
New Mexico 28 637 662 -3.8 29 655 659 -0.7
Oregon 44 1,180 1,192 -1.1 38 1,312 1,298 1.1
Utah 45 1,066 1,088 -2.0 44 1,254 1,250 0.3
Washington 13 2,799 2,788 0.4 24 3,086 3,058 0.9
Wyoming 25 140 146 -3.6 18 154 151 1.6
Subtotal   29,315 29,567 -0.9   34,057 33,993 0.2
Totals 1,792 121,956 123,675 -1.4 2,047 133,804 132,367 1.1

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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