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July 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 July June
Number of Stations Vehicle-Miles (Millions) Percent Change Number of Stations Vehicle-Miles (Millions) Percent Change
2008 (Preliminary) 2007 2008 (Revised) 2007
Northeast
Connecticut 8 181 193 -6.1 9 171 183 -6.8
Maine - 559 587 -4.8 23 505 552 -8.6
Massachusetts 8 269 278 -3.4 8 219 243 -10.0
New Hampshire 20 355 377 -5.8 21 326 348 -6.3
New Jersey 4 354 374 -5.2 4 329 350 -6.0
New York 53 1,441 1,498 -3.8 53 1,281 1,373 -6.7
Pennsylvania 31 2,297 2,354 -2.4 31 2,104 2,215 -5.0
Rhode Island - 62 60 1.8 - 51 53 -4.4
Vermont - 282 295 -4.2 28 244 264 -7.6
Subtotal   5,800 6,016 -3.6   5,230 5,581 -6.3
South Atlantic
Delaware - 168 176 -4.5 - 148 157 -5.7
District of Columbia - 0 0 0.0 - 0 0 0.0
Florida 89 1,902 2,081 -8.6 89 1,887 2,079 -9.2
Georgia 55 2,107 2,222 -5.2 50 1,787 1,916 -6.7
Maryland 22 845 889 -5.0 24 806 855 -5.7
North Carolina - 1,759 1,860 -5.4 - 1,690 1,810 -6.6
South Carolina 75 1,466 1,564 -6.3 74 1,364 1,465 -7.0
Virginia 101 1,918 2,023 -5.2 103 1,827 1,951 -6.4
West Virginia - 647 678 -4.4 - 579 617 -6.2
Subtotal   10,812 11,493 -5.9   10,088 10,850 -7.0
North Central
Illinois 2 1,676 1,711 -2.1 3 1,755 1,822 -3.6
Indiana 43 1,744 1,785 -2.3 40 1,614 1,692 -4.6
Iowa 79 1,198 1,230 -2.6 - 1,129 1,194 -5.4
Kansas 60 836 879 -4.8 63 817 866 -5.6
Michigan 54 1,746 1,847 -5.5 50 1,597 1,743 -8.4
Minnesota 30 1,627 1,708 -4.7 31 1,571 1,656 -5.2
Missouri 80 2,081 2,184 -4.7 78 1,746 1,885 -7.4
Nebraska 30 767 792 -3.1 30 724 765 -5.4
North Dakota 31 385 382 0.9 - 313 331 -5.5
Ohio 42 1,770 1,822 -2.9 44 1,677 1,786 -6.1
South Dakota 31 444 466 -4.8 31 432 449 -3.7
Wisconsin 77 1,738 1,839 -5.5 76 1,625 1,728 -6.0
Subtotal   16,012 16,645 -3.8   15,000 15,917 -5.8
South Gulf
Alabama - 1,469 1,568 -6.3 - 1,386 1,504 -7.8
Arkansas 27 1,168 1,209 -3.4 23 1,087 1,154 -5.9
Kentucky 52 1,408 1,529 -7.9 45 1,385 1,516 -8.6
Louisiana - 966 997 -3.1 17 996 1,037 -3.9
Mississippi - 1,156 1,211 -4.5 - 1,094 1,152 -5.0
Oklahoma - 1,175 1,214 -3.2 38 1,087 1,103 -1.5
Tennessee 6 1,787 1,887 -5.3 - 1,725 1,855 -7.0
Texas 78 4,733 4,875 -2.9 80 4,557 4,755 -4.2
Subtotal   13,862 14,490 -4.3   13,317 14,076 -5.4
West
Alaska 27 139 150 -7.4 29 130 139 -6.5
Arizona 46 1,042 1,119 -6.9 36 1,057 1,152 -8.2
California 26 4,010 4,250 -5.6 10 3,444 3,754 -8.2
Colorado 45 1,030 1,079 -4.5 50 966 1,014 -4.7
Hawaii - 121 124 -2.5 - 109 117 -6.2
Idaho 91 525 561 -6.5 94 471 510 -7.6
Montana 46 672 716 -6.2 48 605 647 -6.4
Nevada 31 383 412 -7.1 31 331 361 -8.4
New Mexico - 797 829 -3.9 41 721 773 -6.7
Oregon 89 1,043 1,125 -7.3 85 952 1,033 -7.9
Utah 32 563 590 -4.6 33 518 547 -5.3
Washington 42 989 1,051 -5.9 67 920 975 -5.6
Wyoming - 490 517 -5.1 - 442 469 -5.7
Subtotal   11,804 12,523 -5.7   10,666 11,491 -7.2
Totals 1,663 58,290 61,167 -4.7 1,690 54,301 57,915 -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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