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September 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 September August
Number of Stations Vehicle-Miles (Millions) Percent Change Number of Stations Vehicle-Miles (Millions) Percent Change
2008 (Preliminary) 2007 2008 (Revised) 2007
Northeast
Connecticut 7 158 172 -8.3 8 176 186 -5.8
Maine 44 466 512 -8.9 44 535 580 -7.8
Massachusetts 4 215 226 -4.9 9 230 263 -12.6
New Hampshire 21 300 325 -7.9 22 370 391 -5.5
New Jersey - 402 425 -5.3 5 376 392 -4.0
New York 53 1,194 1,313 -9.1 52 1,534 1,601 -4.2
Pennsylvania 31 2,019 2,106 -4.1 31 2,332 2,391 -2.5
Rhode Island - 83 85 -2.3 - 66 68 -2.0
Vermont 43 242 263 -8.1 28 291 306 -5.1
Subtotal   5,079 5,427 -6.4   5,910 6,178 -4.3
South Atlantic
Delaware - 144 154 -6.2 - 159 166 -4.4
District of Columbia - 0 0 0.0 - 0 0 0.0
Florida 86 1,731 1,946 -11.0 90 1,855 2,138 -13.2
Georgia 51 1,630 1,767 -7.8 40 1,852 1,999 -7.4
Maryland 23 746 826 -9.6 23 859 908 -5.4
North Carolina - 1,476 1,609 -8.3 - 1,676 1,809 -7.4
South Carolina 76 1,185 1,339 -11.5 75 1,409 1,523 -7.5
Virginia 103 1,610 1,768 -9.0 102 1,896 2,015 -5.9
West Virginia - 624 671 -6.9 - 657 691 -4.9
Subtotal   9,146 10,080 -9.3   10,363 11,249 -7.9
North Central
Illinois - 1,493 1,596 -6.4 5 1,634 1,681 -2.8
Indiana 40 1,471 1,536 -4.2 42 1,530 1,589 -3.7
Iowa - 1,073 1,132 -5.2 79 1,215 1,239 -1.9
Kansas 64 808 871 -7.2 65 833 887 -6.1
Michigan 51 1,497 1,671 -10.4 54 1,803 1,869 -3.6
Minnesota 29 1,463 1,525 -4.1 31 1,718 1,770 -3.0
Missouri 78 1,912 2,041 -6.3 79 2,109 2,194 -3.9
Nebraska 30 691 723 -4.4 31 749 779 -3.9
North Dakota 29 311 313 -0.6 30 355 355 -0.1
Ohio 43 1,617 1,707 -5.3 41 1,799 1,878 -4.2
South Dakota 29 377 393 -4.3 30 442 469 -5.7
Wisconsin 69 1,527 1,631 -6.4 75 1,768 1,821 -2.9
Subtotal   14,240 15,139 -5.9   15,955 16,531 -3.5
South Gulf
Alabama - 1,166 1,274 -8.4 - 1,382 1,532 -9.8
Arkansas 24 952 1,000 -4.8 26 1,136 1,213 -6.3
Kentucky 48 1,232 1,353 -8.9 52 1,351 1,465 -7.8
Louisiana - 662 691 -4.2 - 1,072 1,139 -5.9
Mississippi - 1,088 1,157 -5.9 - 1,103 1,194 -7.7
Oklahoma - 1,068 1,118 -4.5 - 1,270 1,348 -5.7
Tennessee 5 1,556 1,672 -6.9 8 1,678 1,831 -8.4
Texas 80 4,317 4,495 -4.0 79 4,697 4,976 -5.6
Subtotal   12,041 12,760 -5.6   13,689 14,698 -6.9
West
Alaska 25 110 113 -3.1 29 134 139 -3.6
Arizona 34 861 961 -10.4 34 947 1,032 -8.2
California 11 3,224 3,467 -7.0 8 3,948 4,246 -7.0
Colorado 68 924 959 -3.7 60 1,031 1,076 -4.2
Hawaii 3 113 122 -7.1 1 115 125 -8.5
Idaho - 458 489 -6.3 - 531 565 -6.2
Montana - 505 520 -2.8 45 587 625 -6.1
Nevada 30 322 350 -8.1 30 369 396 -6.9
New Mexico 44 741 794 -6.7 42 797 853 -6.5
Oregon - 948 1,017 -6.8 90 1,071 1,164 -7.9
Utah 40 495 523 -5.5 33 564 589 -4.3
Washington 52 924 988 -6.5 59 1,040 1,092 -4.8
Wyoming - 427 448 -4.7 - 487 512 -5.0
Subtotal   10,052 10,751 -6.5   11,621 12,414 -6.4
Totals 1,468 50,558 54,157 -6.6 1,687 57,538 61,070 -5.8

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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