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August 2015 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 August July
Number of Stations Vehicle-Miles (Millions) Percent Change Number of Stations Vehicle-Miles (Millions) Percent Change
2015 (Preliminary) 2014 2015 (Revised) 2014
Northeast
Connecticut 9 189 187 0.9 9 199 194 2.5
Maine 47 569 565 0.7 55 598 577 3.6
Massachusetts 8 136 134 1.1 6 158 153 3.6
New Hampshire 82 338 332 1.8 82 337 324 4.0
New Jersey 5 276 274 0.5 5 270 269 0.3
New York 47 1,685 1,633 3.2 49 1,650 1,546 6.8
Pennsylvania 25 2,254 2,243 0.5 24 2,285 2,198 4.0
Rhode Island 1 78 78 0.0 3 66 62 6.9
Vermont 24 300 299 0.5 28 312 303 3.3
Subtotal   5,825 5,745 1.4   5,875 5,626 4.4
South Atlantic
Delaware 29 168 159 5.3 23 286 271 5.3
District of Columbia - 0 0 0.0 - 0 0 0.0
Florida 96 2,151 2,066 4.1 98 2,185 2,007 8.9
Georgia 49 1,416 1,365 3.7 50 1,665 1,567 6.3
Maryland 22 613 600 2.2 21 610 592 3.0
North Carolina 20 1,825 1,729 5.6 19 1,922 1,801 6.7
South Carolina 61 1,580 1,533 3.1 64 1,685 1,584 6.4
Virginia 317 2,028 1,986 2.1 308 2,108 2,026 4.1
West Virginia - 649 639 1.6 - 693 664 4.5
Subtotal   10,430 10,077 3.5   11,154 10,512 6.1
North Central
Illinois 16 1,571 1,539 2.1 14 1,688 1,644 2.6
Indiana - 1,427 1,396 2.2 - 1,981 1,886 5.0
Iowa 82 1,242 1,225 1.4 84 1,297 1,255 3.4
Kansas 64 914 905 0.9 63 933 905 3.1
Michigan 64 1,764 1,720 2.6 63 1,824 1,725 5.7
Minnesota 20 1,580 1,599 -1.2 20 1,469 1,463 0.4
Missouri 82 1,879 1,836 2.3 85 1,990 1,855 7.3
Nebraska 34 841 813 3.4 34 881 838 5.0
North Dakota 24 450 466 -3.4 1 512 515 -0.6
Ohio 49 1,753 1,715 2.2 51 1,792 1,690 6.0
South Dakota 32 481 476 1.0 37 528 497 6.2
Wisconsin 78 1,753 1,729 1.4 72 1,853 1,763 5.1
Subtotal   15,655 15,419 1.5   16,748 16,036 4.4
South Gulf
Alabama 45 1,630 1,591 2.5 45 1,733 1,643 5.5
Arkansas 23 972 958 1.5 24 1,058 1,025 3.2
Kentucky - 1,542 1,498 3.0 18 1,453 1,387 4.7
Louisiana 8 1,252 1,274 -1.7 10 1,220 1,174 4.0
Mississippi 43 1,153 1,117 3.3 42 1,226 1,164 5.4
Oklahoma 45 1,299 1,309 -0.8 43 1,186 1,155 2.7
Tennessee 10 1,820 1,721 5.7 9 1,993 1,843 8.1
Texas 106 5,021 4,918 2.1 97 5,041 4,798 5.1
Subtotal   14,689 14,386 2.1   14,910 14,189 5.1
West
Alaska 27 170 166 2.1 32 179 177 1.2
Arizona 36 858 819 4.7 37 958 898 6.7
California 77 3,662 3,539 3.5 72 3,878 3,638 6.6
Colorado 54 1,074 1,035 3.8 51 1,126 1,042 8.0
Hawaii 9 81 79 2.3 8 91 87 5.0
Idaho 100 596 571 4.3 99 614 575 6.9
Montana 60 701 680 3.2 63 722 689 4.8
Nevada 35 404 391 3.5 36 441 415 6.2
New Mexico 31 871 844 3.1 36 885 839 5.5
Oregon 44 1,168 1,144 2.1 101 1,168 1,110 5.2
Utah 37 555 530 4.6 38 578 535 8.2
Washington 58 1,018 1,022 -0.4 72 983 944 4.2
Wyoming 91 499 482 3.6 94 514 492 4.6
Subtotal   11,657 11,302 3.1   12,137 11,441 6.1
Totals 2,326 58,253 56,931 2.3 2,395 60,825 57,803 5.2

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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