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May 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 May April
Number of Stations Vehicle-Miles (Millions) Percent Change Number of Stations Vehicle-Miles (Millions) Percent Change
2008 (Preliminary) 2007 2008 (Revised) 2007
Northeast
Connecticut 20 1,991 2,042 -2.5 21 1,750 1,740 0.6
Maine 6 227 229 -0.8 6 208 204 1.7
Massachusetts - 3,301 3,437 -3.9 71 2,991 2,985 0.2
New Hampshire 25 483 508 -4.8 67 494 488 1.3
New Jersey 41 4,318 4,548 -5.1 50 4,396 4,310 2.0
New York 69 7,028 7,316 -3.9 67 6,687 6,567 1.8
Pennsylvania - 4,477 4,658 -3.9 13 4,412 4,296 2.7
Rhode Island 42 560 597 -6.1 41 492 499 -1.5
Vermont 16 111 116 -4.2 17 104 104 0.2
    22,496 23,451 -4.1   21,534 21,193 1.6
South Atlantic
Delaware - 388 407 -4.6 8 366 357 2.4
District of Columbia 2 243 247 -1.7 2 236 221 7.1
Florida 111 8,729 9,106 -4.1 112 8,620 8,869 -2.8
Georgia 66 4,465 4,699 -5.0 65 4,373 4,514 -3.1
Maryland 27 3,149 3,265 -3.6 28 2,931 2,943 -0.4
North Carolina - 3,660 3,804 -3.8 - 3,456 3,516 -1.7
South Carolina 50 1,694 1,740 -2.6 47 1,706 1,711 -0.3
Virginia 161 3,516 3,622 -2.9 163 3,385 3,414 -0.8
West Virginia - 602 620 -2.9 - 572 567 0.9
    26,446 27,510 -3.9   25,645 26,112 -1.8
North Central
Illinois - 5,071 5,287 -4.1 - 5,026 5,099 -1.4
Indiana 32 2,016 2,163 -6.8 31 2,105 2,182 -3.5
Iowa 28 825 845 -2.5 - 789 805 -2.0
Kansas 17 986 1,043 -5.4 19 1,022 1,047 -2.4
Michigan 46 4,760 5,097 -6.6 48 4,766 4,836 -1.4
Minnesota 28 1,918 2,022 -5.1 28 1,857 1,917 -3.2
Missouri 42 2,386 2,452 -2.7 43 2,223 2,253 -1.4
Nebraska 13 543 558 -2.7 12 531 535 -0.9
North Dakota 8 120 123 -2.8 9 128 124 3.1
Ohio 100 4,681 4,812 -2.7 102 4,440 4,367 1.7
South Dakota 7 173 182 -4.7 8 148 152 -2.5
Wisconsin 57 1,878 1,967 -4.5 55 1,869 1,889 -1.0
    25,357 26,551 -4.5   24,904 25,206 -1.2
South Gulf
Alabama - 1,809 1,893 -4.4 - 1,778 1,831 -2.9
Arkansas 9 896 939 -4.6 7 776 795 -2.5
Kentucky 25 1,360 1,413 -3.7 17 1,340 1,340 0.0
Louisiana 14 1,775 1,768 0.4 14 1,824 1,738 5.0
Mississippi - 928 948 -2.1 - 984 963 2.1
Oklahoma - 1,587 1,623 -2.2 - 1,562 1,567 -0.3
Tennessee - 2,732 2,846 -4.0 - 2,686 2,735 -1.8
Texas 50 11,036 11,232 -1.7 48 10,580 10,566 0.1
    22,123 22,662 -2.4   21,530 21,535 -0.0
West
Alaska 41 186 191 -2.9 41 170 176 -3.6
Arizona 7 3,039 3,110 -2.3 7 3,042 3,067 -0.8
California 7 19,815 20,052 -1.2 137 19,626 19,984 -1.8
Colorado 17 2,224 2,260 -1.6 13 2,378 2,366 0.5
Hawaii - 297 301 -1.0 6 398 398 -0.1
Idaho - 389 397 -2.2 52 367 380 -3.3
Montana - 163 168 -3.2 - 158 163 -3.4
Nevada 29 1,085 1,135 -4.4 - 1,030 1,046 -1.6
New Mexico - 703 718 -2.0 - 682 683 -0.2
Oregon - 1,269 1,283 -1.1 - 1,195 1,219 -2.0
Utah 25 1,032 1,079 -4.3 24 1,083 1,108 -2.3
Washington 49 3,070 3,092 -0.7 45 2,781 2,847 -2.3
Wyoming - 148 153 -2.8 - 143 145 -1.3
    33,420 33,939 -1.5   33,053 33,582 -1.6
Totals 1,287 129,842 134,113 -3.2 1,544 126,666 127,628 -0.8

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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