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January 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 January December
Number of Stations Vehicle-Miles (Millions) Percent Change Number of Stations Vehicle-Miles (Millions) Percent Change
2015 (Preliminary) 2014 2014 (Revised) 2013
Northeast
Connecticut 10 139 141 -1.4 - 160 154 3.8
Maine 58 408 419 -2.6 63 453 426 6.2
Massachusetts 3 107 108 -1.3 8 130 126 3.1
New Hampshire 78 219 220 -0.6 79 244 233 4.8
New Jersey 4 197 194 1.2 3 236 227 4.0
New York 52 1,017 988 2.9 47 1,232 1,195 3.1
Pennsylvania 29 1,538 1,477 4.2 29 1,861 1,798 3.5
Rhode Island 2 29 28 5.5 2 54 49 9.7
Vermont - 225 221 2.0 42 227 219 3.7
Subtotal   3,879 3,796 2.2   4,597 4,427 3.8
South Atlantic
Delaware 32 105 97 7.8 31 113 106 6.9
District of Columbia - 0 0 0.0 - 0 0 0.0
Florida 98 2,138 1,976 8.2 98 2,039 1,929 5.7
Georgia 53 1,425 1,310 8.8 56 1,409 1,357 3.8
Maryland 24 404 391 3.4 24 476 461 3.4
North Carolina 22 1,580 1,445 9.4 22 1,678 1,633 2.7
South Carolina 59 1,281 1,165 10.0 48 1,357 1,263 7.5
Virginia 318 1,569 1,491 5.2 314 1,746 1,695 3.0
West Virginia 2 483 452 7.0 12 569 556 2.3
Subtotal   8,985 8,327 7.9   9,387 9,000 4.3
North Central
Illinois 9 1,175 1,106 6.2 14 1,263 1,249 1.1
Indiana 24 1,422 1,241 14.5 23 1,307 1,154 13.2
Iowa 56 940 876 7.3 89 1,024 972 5.4
Kansas 64 754 725 4.0 65 832 802 3.7
Michigan 62 1,305 1,188 9.8 64 1,433 1,338 7.1
Minnesota 22 1,111 1,033 7.6 25 1,213 1,163 4.4
Missouri 83 1,126 1,056 6.7 79 1,365 1,266 7.8
Nebraska 36 601 566 6.1 36 687 661 4.1
North Dakota 1 379 353 7.3 1 395 388 1.9
Ohio 47 1,343 1,244 8.0 49 1,543 1,469 5.0
South Dakota 37 325 305 6.7 25 384 357 7.8
Wisconsin 36 1,262 1,184 6.6 53 1,485 1,416 4.9
Subtotal   11,743 10,877 8.0   12,931 12,235 5.7
South Gulf
Alabama 43 1,313 1,217 7.9 54 1,350 1,277 5.7
Arkansas 22 781 734 6.3 27 885 825 7.2
Kentucky - 1,299 1,204 7.9 15 1,372 1,323 3.7
Louisiana 11 900 865 4.0 9 917 873 5.0
Mississippi 39 1,004 952 5.4 46 945 915 3.3
Oklahoma 46 883 874 1.1 42 905 827 9.5
Tennessee 12 1,591 1,492 6.6 11 1,600 1,464 9.3
Texas 104 4,355 4,176 4.3 86 4,440 4,108 8.1
Subtotal   12,126 11,514 5.3   12,414 11,612 6.9
West
Alaska 29 100 97 3.7 35 104 97 7.2
Arizona 36 889 851 4.5 28 906 898 0.9
California 62 2,574 2,448 5.1 72 3,712 3,630 2.3
Colorado 55 883 818 7.9 61 854 835 2.3
Hawaii 11 53 52 2.2 11 54 52 3.6
Idaho 108 385 363 6.1 107 403 377 7.0
Montana 57 353 342 3.4 56 451 419 7.5
Nevada 33 289 273 5.8 33 336 323 3.8
New Mexico 33 721 711 1.4 29 761 720 5.7
Oregon 104 757 717 5.6 89 836 774 8.1
Utah 41 396 372 6.3 44 396 377 5.1
Washington 68 662 647 2.4 74 751 726 3.5
Wyoming 94 317 292 8.5 92 342 323 5.9
Subtotal   8,379 7,983 5.0   9,906 9,551 3.7
Totals 2,329 45,112 42,496 6.2 2,422 49,234 46,820 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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