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Changes on Rural Arterial Roads by Region and State – March 2013 Traffic Volume Trends – Travel Monitoring and Traffic Volume – OHPI – FHWA

March 2013 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 March February
Number of Stations Vehicle-Miles (Millions) Percent Change Number of Stations Vehicle-Miles (Millions) Percent Change
2013 (Preliminary) 2012 2012 (Revised) 2011
Northeast
Connecticut 6 164 167 -1.4 6 130 146 -10.8
Maine 30 469 478 -2.1 30 382 416 -8.1
Massachusetts 10 198 204 -2.7 11 179 190 -5.8
New Hampshire 22 278 275 1.1 22 230 246 -6.5
New Jersey - 355 368 -3.6 - 293 302 -2.9
New York 53 1,198 1,216 -1.5 53 926 966 -4.1
Pennsylvania 35 1,867 1,933 -3.4 35 1,577 1,634 -3.4
Rhode Island - 45 46 -1.9 - 43 46 -6.7
Vermont 44 232 225 3.1 44 205 214 -4.0
Subtotal   4,806 4,912 -2.2   3,965 4,160 -4.7
South Atlantic
Delaware 26 119 119 -0.1 26 116 116 0.1
District of Columbia - 0 0 0.0 - 0 0 0.0
Florida 101 2,170 2,151 0.9 96 1,805 1,804 0.0
Georgia 68 1,977 1,992 -0.8 68 1,727 1,751 -1.4
Maryland 25 734 763 -3.8 26 587 603 -2.5
North Carolina 19 1,628 1,608 1.2 15 1,361 1,380 -1.4
South Carolina 71 1,403 1,379 1.7 69 1,121 1,138 -1.5
Virginia 257 1,699 1,735 -2.1 263 1,454 1,464 -0.7
West Virginia 9 709 756 -6.2 14 500 519 -3.6
Subtotal   10,439 10,503 -0.6   8,671 8,775 -1.2
North Central
Illinois 18 1,298 1,349 -3.7 15 1,343 1,390 -3.4
Indiana 28 1,242 1,316 -5.6 29 1,074 1,109 -3.1
Iowa 87 1,046 1,070 -2.2 91 865 885 -2.2
Kansas 63 786 816 -3.7 63 640 707 -9.4
Michigan - 1,503 1,544 -2.7 62 1,247 1,294 -3.6
Minnesota 12 1,290 1,297 -0.6 13 1,081 1,101 -1.8
Missouri 81 1,277 1,304 -2.1 82 1,060 1,067 -0.7
Nebraska 37 664 681 -2.5 37 534 533 0.2
North Dakota 36 397 408 -2.6 35 331 332 -0.3
Ohio 49 1,635 1,649 -0.9 48 1,388 1,398 -0.7
South Dakota 34 392 415 -5.6 34 297 309 -3.7
Wisconsin 81 1,439 1,462 -1.6 76 1,206 1,235 -2.3
Subtotal   12,969 13,311 -2.6   11,066 11,360 -2.6
South Gulf
Alabama 41 1,501 1,497 0.3 32 1,194 1,202 -0.6
Arkansas 29 960 1,005 -4.5 33 805 823 -2.1
Kentucky - 1,461 1,503 -2.8 19 1,208 1,213 -0.4
Louisiana 14 980 934 4.9 - 783 792 -1.2
Mississippi 32 1,119 1,121 -0.2 33 1,001 1,009 -0.8
Oklahoma - 1,126 1,103 2.0 - 990 978 1.2
Tennessee 22 1,693 1,756 -3.6 23 1,318 1,337 -1.4
Texas 107 4,561 4,381 4.1 107 3,856 3,722 3.6
Subtotal   13,401 13,300 0.8   11,155 11,076 0.7
West
Alaska 36 97 93 3.4 - 77 76 2.0
Arizona 38 977 954 2.4 36 947 955 -0.8
California 43 3,199 3,041 5.2 51 2,743 2,710 1.3
Colorado 51 962 979 -1.7 19 757 731 3.6
Hawaii 7 105 101 4.0 7 91 90 1.5
Idaho 102 425 407 4.3 104 347 345 0.4
Montana 51 425 421 1.0 52 371 363 2.2
Nevada 35 320 307 4.2 33 250 252 -0.7
New Mexico 53 736 732 0.6 42 632 649 -2.7
Oregon 106 857 801 7.0 103 706 703 0.4
Utah 45 469 456 3.0 45 357 362 -1.5
Washington 38 859 811 6.0 71 702 687 2.3
Wyoming 98 326 328 -0.6 65 277 276 0.5
Subtotal   9,757 9,431 3.5   8,257 8,199 0.7
Totals 2,250 51,372 51,457 -0.2 2,238 43,114 43,570 -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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