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August 2009 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 August July
Number of Stations Vehicle-Miles (Millions) Percent Change Number of Stations Vehicle-Miles (Millions) Percent Change
2009 (Preliminary) 2008 2009 (Revised) 2008
Northeast
Connecticut 17 1,968 1,966 0.1 18 1,999 1,985 0.7
Maine 11 234 236 -0.9 18 250 247 1.1
Massachusetts 61 3,533 3,491 1.2 62 3,673 3,610 1.8
New Hampshire 25 511 503 1.4 25 508 501 1.5
New Jersey 38 4,299 4,291 0.2 41 4,389 4,312 1.8
New York 86 6,761 6,722 0.6 88 6,758 6,623 2.0
Pennsylvania 12 4,620 4,802 -3.8 11 4,777 4,757 0.4
Rhode Island 37 675 660 2.4 - 624 614 1.5
Vermont 16 115 114 0.5 16 115 115 0.3
Subtotal   22,716 22,785 -0.3   23,093 22,764 1.4
South Atlantic
Delaware 9 439 426 3.0 11 449 428 4.7
District of Columbia 1 241 235 2.7 1 175 249 -29.6
Florida 126 8,791 8,528 3.1 128 8,889 8,728 1.9
Georgia 94 4,319 4,279 0.9 97 4,102 3,982 3.0
Maryland 36 3,187 3,149 1.2 38 3,108 3,034 2.4
North Carolina 20 3,680 3,681 0.0 21 3,770 3,699 1.9
South Carolina 52 1,614 1,614 0.0 52 1,660 1,636 1.4
Virginia 125 3,608 3,569 1.1 123 3,692 3,593 2.8
West Virginia - 607 604 0.4 - 612 605 1.2
Subtotal   26,486 26,085 1.5   26,457 25,954 1.9
North Central
Illinois - 4,812 4,792 0.4 26 5,003 4,955 1.0
Indiana 27 2,141 2,163 -1.0 30 2,250 2,236 0.6
Iowa 29 810 820 -1.2 29 806 810 -0.5
Kansas 18 991 990 0.1 16 996 986 1.0
Michigan 45 4,615 4,880 -5.4 48 4,721 4,887 -3.4
Minnesota 27 1,943 1,980 -1.9 26 1,955 1,933 1.1
Missouri 49 2,562 2,519 1.7 48 2,577 2,478 4.0
Nebraska 13 555 540 2.6 13 555 540 2.9
North Dakota 8 134 129 4.4 8 143 139 3.1
Ohio 95 4,600 4,609 -0.2 99 4,582 4,525 1.3
South Dakota 7 179 177 1.0 8 173 171 0.9
Wisconsin 63 2,037 2,015 1.1 66 2,053 1,967 4.4
Subtotal   25,379 25,614 -0.9   25,814 25,627 0.7
South Gulf
Alabama - 1,863 1,855 0.4 - 1,762 1,739 1.3
Arkansas 8 921 885 4.1 10 964 944 2.1
Kentucky 16 1,443 1,417 1.8 16 1,399 1,371 2.1
Louisiana 4 1,988 1,940 2.4 10 1,874 1,849 1.4
Mississippi - 937 932 0.5 - 976 961 1.5
Oklahoma 19 1,652 1,648 0.2 19 1,612 1,633 -1.3
Tennessee 9 2,588 2,617 -1.1 4 2,792 2,804 -0.4
Texas 59 11,131 10,855 2.5 58 10,948 10,551 3.8
Subtotal   22,523 22,149 1.7   22,327 21,852 2.2
West
Alaska 35 170 168 1.2 40 173 170 1.8
Arizona 27 2,243 2,318 -3.2 - 2,625 2,585 1.6
California 6 20,178 19,923 1.3 84 19,745 19,568 0.9
Colorado 22 2,428 2,385 1.8 22 2,068 2,081 -0.6
Hawaii 15 380 380 0.1 15 401 401 -0.1
Idaho 48 415 404 2.6 50 417 403 3.4
Montana 3 217 197 10.1 3 227 205 10.9
Nevada 33 964 996 -3.2 32 957 979 -2.3
New Mexico 35 679 686 -0.9 36 723 715 1.1
Oregon 19 1,284 1,272 0.9 24 1,279 1,243 2.9
Utah 31 1,151 1,146 0.5 34 1,073 1,067 0.6
Washington 37 3,053 2,946 3.6 40 3,020 2,900 4.1
Wyoming - 135 134 0.4 - 136 134 1.4
Subtotal   33,297 32,955 1.0   32,844 32,451 1.2
Totals 1,573 130,401 129,588 0.6 1,664 130,535 128,648 1.5

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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