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February 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 February January
Number of Stations Vehicle-Miles (Millions) Percent Change Number of Stations Vehicle-Miles (Millions) Percent Change
2015 (Preliminary) 2014 2014 (Revised) 2013
Northeast
Connecticut 10 128 129 -0.5 10 139 141 -1.4
Maine 62 388 393 -1.2 58 408 419 -2.6
Massachusetts 5 105 108 -2.7 3 107 108 -1.3
New Hampshire 82 208 213 -2.2 78 219 220 -0.6
New Jersey 6 213 207 2.9 4 197 194 1.2
New York 52 1,009 1,013 -0.4 52 1,017 988 2.9
Pennsylvania 28 1,512 1,466 3.1 29 1,538 1,477 4.2
Rhode Island - 38 44 -12.6 2 29 28 5.5
Vermont - 208 210 -1.1 - 225 221 2.0
Subtotal   3,809 3,783 0.7   3,879 3,796 2.2
South Atlantic
Delaware 34 116 113 3.2 32 105 97 7.8
District of Columbia - 0 0 0.0 - 0 0 0.0
Florida 97 1,948 1,824 6.8 98 2,138 1,976 8.2
Georgia 49 1,341 1,262 6.2 53 1,425 1,310 8.8
Maryland 23 375 373 0.4 24 404 391 3.4
North Carolina 22 1,327 1,333 -0.4 22 1,580 1,445 9.4
South Carolina 61 1,178 1,098 7.2 59 1,281 1,165 10.0
Virginia 317 1,404 1,421 -1.2 318 1,569 1,491 5.2
West Virginia - 503 505 -0.5 2 483 452 7.0
Subtotal   8,192 7,929 3.3   8,985 8,327 7.9
North Central
Illinois 12 1,303 1,299 0.4 9 1,175 1,106 6.2
Indiana 25 1,142 1,039 9.9 24 1,422 1,241 14.5
Iowa 58 865 822 5.1 56 940 876 7.3
Kansas 64 692 653 6.0 64 754 725 4.0
Michigan 63 1,181 1,163 1.6 62 1,305 1,188 9.8
Minnesota 22 1,066 991 7.6 22 1,111 1,033 7.6
Missouri 83 1,018 1,025 -0.6 83 1,126 1,056 6.7
Nebraska 36 567 544 4.2 36 601 566 6.1
North Dakota - 410 379 8.3 1 379 353 7.3
Ohio 48 1,217 1,220 -0.3 47 1,343 1,244 8.0
South Dakota 33 337 319 5.8 37 325 305 6.7
Wisconsin 34 1,191 1,141 4.4 36 1,262 1,184 6.6
Subtotal   10,989 10,595 3.7   11,743 10,877 8.0
South Gulf
Alabama 45 1,246 1,214 2.6 43 1,313 1,217 7.9
Arkansas 22 656 670 -2.1 22 781 734 6.3
Kentucky 16 1,053 1,115 -5.5 - 1,299 1,204 7.9
Louisiana 14 806 773 4.3 11 900 865 4.0
Mississippi 41 1,006 979 2.8 40 1,003 952 5.3
Oklahoma 41 896 894 0.1 46 883 874 1.1
Tennessee 11 1,232 1,277 -3.5 12 1,591 1,492 6.6
Texas 106 4,182 3,988 4.9 104 4,355 4,176 4.3
Subtotal   11,077 10,910 1.5   12,125 11,514 5.3
West
Alaska 26 99 96 3.3 29 100 97 3.7
Arizona 40 875 820 6.7 36 889 851 4.5
California 61 2,571 2,425 6.0 63 2,573 2,448 5.1
Colorado 60 807 754 7.0 55 883 818 7.9
Hawaii 11 62 60 3.4 11 53 52 2.2
Idaho 93 383 344 11.2 108 385 363 6.1
Montana 43 362 318 13.5 57 353 342 3.4
Nevada 32 274 254 8.2 33 289 273 5.8
New Mexico 32 666 642 3.8 33 721 711 1.4
Oregon 70 754 660 14.3 104 757 717 5.6
Utah 44 358 332 7.9 41 396 372 6.3
Washington 52 690 626 10.3 68 662 647 2.4
Wyoming 81 286 261 9.7 94 317 292 8.5
Subtotal   8,187 7,592 7.8   8,378 7,983 4.9
Totals 2,267 42,257 40,810 3.5 2,331 45,110 42,496 6.2

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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