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April 2008 Traffic Volume Trends

Changes on Urban Arterial Roads by Region and State

Table - 4. Changes on Urban 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 21 1,842 1,828 0.7 21 1,813 1,824 -0.6
Maine 6 209 205 1.7 6 219 227 -3.6
Massachusetts 71 2,955 2,949 0.2 69 3,156 3,238 -2.5
New Hampshire 67 490 484 1.2 64 483 515 -6.1
New Jersey 50 4,384 4,298 2.0 54 4,494 4,628 -2.9
New York 67 6,713 6,593 1.8 61 6,870 7,030 -2.3
Pennsylvania 13 4,393 4,278 2.7 13 4,231 4,334 -2.4
Rhode Island 41 486 494 -1.5 43 468 478 -2.1
Vermont 17 104 103 0.2 17 100 104 -3.9
  21,576 21,232 1.6   21,834 22,378 -2.4
South Atlantic
Delaware 8 378 369 2.3 8 385 390 -1.2
District of Columbia 2 233 218 7.1 - 220 227 -3.1
Florida 112 9,224 9,490 -2.8 110 9,805 10,221 -4.1
Georgia 65 4,379 4,520 -3.1 - 4,328 4,547 -4.8
Maryland 28 2,930 2,942 -0.4 27 2,939 3,021 -2.7
North Carolina - 3,483 3,544 -1.7 - 3,603 3,814 -5.5
South Carolina 47 1,707 1,713 -0.3 45 1,767 1,849 -4.5
Virginia 163 3,384 3,412 -0.8 153 3,309 3,420 -3.3
West Virginia - 588 583 0.9 - 566 591 -4.3
  26,306 26,791 -1.8   26,922 28,080 -4.1
North Central
Illinois - 5,016 5,089 -1.4 - 4,583 4,874 -6.0
Indiana 31 2,114 2,192 -3.5 24 2,009 2,180 -7.9
Iowa - 789 805 -2.0 28 761 784 -2.9
Kansas 19 1,030 1,054 -2.3 19 1,031 1,085 -5.0
Michigan 48 4,702 4,770 -1.4 50 4,725 5,073 -6.9
Minnesota 28 1,862 1,923 -3.2 29 1,881 1,928 -2.5
Missouri 43 2,182 2,211 -1.3 43 2,168 2,280 -4.9
Nebraska 12 532 537 -0.9 13 534 549 -2.7
North Dakota - 119 124 -4.0 - 115 118 -2.9
Ohio 102 4,440 4,367 1.7 97 4,197 4,509 -6.9
South Dakota 8 148 152 -2.4 8 145 151 -4.1
Wisconsin 55 1,921 1,941 -1.0 61 1,953 2,070 -5.7
  24,855 25,165 -1.2   24,102 25,601 -5.9
South Gulf
Alabama - 1,752 1,804 -2.9 - 1,775 1,867 -4.9
Arkansas 7 748 766 -2.4 10 816 884 -7.8
Kentucky 17 1,351 1,350 0.0 19 1,235 1,344 -8.1
Louisiana - 1,678 1,681 -0.2 12 1,769 1,792 -1.3
Mississippi - 965 988 -2.3 - 946 1,011 -6.4
Oklahoma - 1,595 1,600 -0.3 - 1,585 1,689 -6.1
Tennessee - 2,739 2,790 -1.8 4 2,602 2,835 -8.2
Texas 48 10,562 10,548 0.1 46 11,249 11,650 -3.4
  21,390 21,527 -0.6   21,977 23,072 -4.7
West
Alaska 41 170 177 -3.6 39 148 149 -0.8
Arizona 7 2,943 2,971 -1.0 6 3,014 2,976 1.3
California 7 19,472 19,946 -2.4 135 19,458 20,174 -3.6
Colorado 13 2,372 2,361 0.5 17 2,468 2,531 -2.5
Hawaii 6 374 375 0.0 5 379 370 2.4
Idaho 52 367 379 -3.3 53 365 390 -6.4
Montana - 157 162 -3.4 2 161 167 -3.9
Nevada - 1,022 1,046 -2.3 18 1,062 1,121 -5.2
New Mexico - 711 713 -0.2 - 752 758 -0.8
Oregon - 1,181 1,212 -2.5 - 1,247 1,274 -2.1
Utah 24 1,075 1,100 -2.3 24 1,100 1,155 -4.7
Washington - 2,610 2,690 -3.0 46 2,617 2,634 -0.6
Wyoming - 146 148 -1.3 - 129 134 -3.5
  32,600 33,280 -2.0   32,900 33,833 -2.8
TOTALS 1,346 126,727 127,995 -1.0 1,499 127,735 132,964 -3.9

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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