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March 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 March February
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 1,813 1,824 -0.6 20 1,571 1,564 0.4
Maine 6 219 227 -3.6 6 203 211 -4.0
Massachusetts 69 3,156 3,238 -2.5 59 2,998 3,025 -0.9
New Hampshire 64 483 515 -6.1 72 451 469 -3.8
New Jersey 54 4,494 4,628 -2.9 54 3,613 3,631 -0.5
New York 61 6,870 7,030 -2.3 60 5,765 5,757 0.1
Pennsylvania 13 4,231 4,334 -2.4 13 3,695 3,629 1.8
Rhode Island 43 468 478 -2.1 41 445 456 -2.3
Vermont 17 100 104 -3.9 16 91 93 -2.2
  21,834 22,378 -2.4   18,832 18,835 0.0
South Atlantic
Delaware 8 385 390 -1.2 8 331 317 4.5
District of Columbia - 220 227 -3.2 - 188 184 2.1
Florida 110 9,805 10,221 -4.1 102 8,679 8,829 -1.7
Georgia - 4,328 4,547 -4.8 63 4,122 4,208 -2.0
Maryland 27 2,939 3,021 -2.7 29 2,441 2,384 2.4
North Carolina - 3,603 3,814 -5.5 - 3,225 3,260 -1.1
South Carolina - 1,777 1,849 -3.9 45 1,597 1,586 0.7
Virginia 153 3,309 3,420 -3.3 149 2,937 2,898 1.4
West Virginia - 566 591 -4.3 - 350 346 1.2
  26,932 28,080 -4.1   23,870 24,012 -0.6
North Central
Illinois - 4,583 4,874 -6.0 - 4,216 4,297 -1.9
Indiana 24 2,009 2,180 -7.9 26 1,846 1,813 1.8
Iowa 28 761 784 -2.9 29 657 671 -2.1
Kansas 19 1,031 1,085 -5.0 18 920 952 -3.4
Michigan 50 4,725 5,073 -6.9 51 4,199 4,326 -2.9
Minnesota 29 1,881 1,928 -2.5 29 1,661 1,649 0.8
Missouri 43 2,168 2,280 -4.9 42 1,906 1,938 -1.7
Nebraska 13 534 549 -2.7 13 487 489 -0.3
North Dakota - 115 118 -2.9 - 104 103 1.1
Ohio 97 4,197 4,509 -6.9 97 3,978 3,881 2.5
South Dakota 8 145 151 -4.1 8 140 137 2.5
Wisconsin 61 1,953 2,070 -5.7 63 1,669 1,700 -1.9
  24,102 25,601 -5.9   21,783 21,956 -0.8
South Gulf
Alabama - 1,775 1,867 -4.9 - 1,628 1,660 -1.9
Arkansas 10 816 884 -7.8 9 760 761 -0.1
Kentucky 19 1,235 1,344 -8.1 17 1,113 1,141 -2.5
Louisiana 12 1,769 1,792 -1.3 11 1,673 1,571 6.5
Mississippi - 946 1,011 -6.4 - 814 810 0.5
Oklahoma - 1,585 1,689 -6.1 - 1,403 1,410 -0.5
Tennessee 4 2,602 2,835 -8.2 6 2,452 2,507 -2.2
Texas - 11,157 11,650 -4.2 47 10,347 10,380 -0.3
  21,885 23,072 -5.1   20,190 20,240 -0.2
West
Alaska 39 148 149 -0.8 39 125 128 -2.6
Arizona 6 3,014 2,976 1.3 8 2,867 2,856 0.4
California 7 19,911 20,174 -1.3 7 16,427 16,539 -0.7
Colorado 17 2,468 2,531 -2.5 18 1,990 1,969 1.1
Hawaii 5 379 370 2.4 - 304 308 -1.3
Idaho 53 365 390 -6.4 52 334 347 -3.8
Montana 2 161 167 -3.9 - 144 140 2.7
Nevada 18 1,062 1,121 -5.2 18 866 897 -3.4
New Mexico - 752 758 -0.8 - 689 691 -0.3
Oregon - 1,247 1,274 -2.1 - 1,100 1,116 -1.4
Utah 24 1,100 1,155 -4.7 23 892 914 -2.4
Washington - 2,496 2,634 -5.2 - 2,275 2,354 -3.3
Wyoming - 129 134 -3.5 - 124 125 -0.5
  33,232 33,833 -1.8   28,137 28,384 -0.9
TOTALS 1,234 127,985 132,964 -3.7 1,368 112,812 113,427 -0.5

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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