Skip to contentUnited States Department of Transportation - Federal Highway AdministrationSearch FHWAFeedback
Policy Information
Previous Page Table of Contents Next Page

April 2008 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 April March
Number of Stations Vehicle-Miles (Millions) Percent Change Number of Stations Vehicle-Miles (Millions) Percent Change
2008 (Preliminary) 2007 2008 (Revised) 2007
Northeast
Connecticut 9 159 159 -0.1 9 158 159 -0.5
Maine 24 484 481 0.5 24 466 490 -4.8
Massachusetts 8 212 219 -3.2 7 207 213 -2.7
New Hampshire 75 290 288 0.7 70 284 302 -6.1
New Jersey 7 381 379 0.6 9 383 389 -1.6
New York 42 1,160 1,158 0.2 41 1,192 1,225 -2.6
Pennsylvania 31 2,044 2,028 0.8 31 1,934 1,954 -1.0
Rhode Island 1 50 52 -4.3 - 45 46 -2.1
Vermont 43 223 223 -0.1 44 235 241 -2.7
  5,003 4,987 0.3   4,904 5,019 -2.3
South Atlantic
Delaware 8 114 116 -2.3 10 104 104 -0.5
District of Columbia - 0 0 0.0 - 0 0 0.0
Florida 89 1,708 1,837 -7.0 92 1,879 2,008 -6.4
Georgia 46 2,160 2,218 -2.6 - 2,082 2,226 -6.5
Maryland 23 721 748 -3.6 24 744 758 -1.8
North Carolina - 1,606 1,686 -4.8 - 1,686 1,768 -4.6
South Carolina 74 1,296 1,415 -8.4 77 1,388 1,444 -3.9
Virginia 105 1,677 1,778 -5.7 105 1,782 1,812 -1.7
West Virginia - 611 629 -2.8 - 648 672 -3.6
  9,893 10,427 -5.1   10,313 10,792 -4.4
North Central
Illinois - 1,433 1,492 -4.0 - 1,340 1,409 -4.9
Indiana 44 1,723 1,741 -1.0 21 1,562 1,642 -4.9
Iowa - 1,025 1,088 -5.8 78 1,037 1,036 0.1
Kansas 64 801 822 -2.6 62 804 830 -3.1
Michigan 57 1,505 1,568 -4.0 59 1,500 1,598 -6.1
Minnesota 31 1,383 1,491 -7.2 31 1,375 1,378 -0.2
Missouri 76 1,685 1,780 -5.3 78 1,611 1,735 -7.1
Nebraska 32 665 681 -2.3 29 662 678 -2.3
North Dakota - 292 313 -6.9 - 301 304 -1.2
Ohio 44 1,613 1,646 -2.0 46 1,548 1,632 -5.2
South Dakota 32 345 374 -7.7 32 356 367 -3.0
Wisconsin 77 1,366 1,422 -3.9 81 1,365 1,403 -2.7
  13,836 14,418 -4.0   13,461 14,012 -3.9
South Gulf
Alabama - 1,404 1,471 -4.5 - 1,377 1,477 -6.8
Arkansas 23 978 1,005 -2.8 18 1,042 1,114 -6.4
Kentucky 41 1,356 1,433 -5.4 45 1,327 1,441 -8.0
Louisiana - 937 960 -2.4 18 899 938 -4.2
Mississippi - 1,103 1,136 -2.9 - 1,134 1,213 -6.5
Oklahoma - 1,115 1,140 -2.1 - 1,051 1,105 -5.0
Tennessee - 1,480 1,545 -4.2 5 1,594 1,701 -6.3
Texas 81 4,555 4,638 -1.8 82 4,873 5,020 -2.9
  12,928 13,328 -3.0   13,297 14,009 -5.1
West
Alaska 28 96 101 -4.9 29 91 91 0.3
Arizona 36 978 1,046 -6.5 35 991 1,023 -3.1
California 10 3,485 3,675 -5.2 103 3,443 3,521 -2.2
Colorado 52 864 896 -3.5 51 993 1,025 -3.1
Hawaii 7 112 114 -1.7 6 89 89 -0.5
Idaho 95 417 445 -6.1 90 418 446 -6.3
Montana 49 460 483 -4.9 65 470 490 -4.1
Nevada - 316 336 -5.8 23 322 332 -3.1
New Mexico - 705 728 -3.1 - 738 763 -3.2
Oregon - 860 907 -5.1 - 885 910 -2.8
Utah 35 471 503 -6.3 36 481 492 -2.3
Washington - 962 1,024 -6.1 72 815 833 -2.1
Wyoming - 349 368 -5.2 - 339 349 -2.8
  10,075 10,626 -5.2   10,075 10,364 -2.8
TOTALS 1,499 51,735 53,786 -3.8 1,738 52,050 54,196 -4.0

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.


FHWA
United States Department of Transportation - Federal Highway Administration