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January 2009 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 January December
Number of Stations Vehicle-Miles (Millions) Percent Change Number of Stations Vehicle-Miles (Millions) Percent Change
2009 (Preliminary) 2008 2008 (Revised) 2007
Northeast
Connecticut 4 138 147 -6.0 9 143 144 -1.0
Maine 66 422 448 -5.7 44 432 435 -0.6
Massachusetts 5 198 212 -6.4 5 218 214 1.9
New Hampshire 26 253 265 -4.5 22 262 265 -1.2
New Jersey 9 291 308 -5.5 6 325 329 -1.1
New York 57 1,006 1,062 -5.3 53 1,194 1,201 -0.6
Pennsylvania 31 1,567 1,641 -4.5 31 1,829 1,842 -0.7
Rhode Island - 28 29 -3.6 - 49 49 1.7
Vermont - 217 229 -5.3 26 217 230 -5.4
Subtotal   4,120 4,341 -5.1   4,669 4,709 -0.8
South Atlantic
Delaware 7 101 105 -4.5 1 104 104 -0.2
District of Columbia - 0 0 0.0 - 0 0 0.0
Florida 89 2,012 2,078 -3.2 89 2,006 2,055 -2.4
Georgia 59 1,940 1,942 -0.1 54 1,915 1,944 -1.5
Maryland 25 602 636 -5.3 25 700 698 0.4
North Carolina - 1,541 1,575 -2.1 - 1,651 1,680 -1.8
South Carolina 73 1,203 1,234 -2.5 73 1,230 1,261 -2.4
Virginia 102 1,499 1,534 -2.3 102 1,656 1,652 0.2
West Virginia - 479 510 -6.1 - 574 579 -0.9
Subtotal   9,377 9,614 -2.5   9,836 9,973 -1.4
North Central
Illinois - 1,181 1,261 -6.3 7 1,390 1,356 2.5
Indiana 43 1,349 1,477 -8.7 43 1,260 1,313 -4.0
Iowa 80 900 922 -2.3 79 947 951 -0.4
Kansas 63 703 702 0.2 60 751 723 3.9
Michigan 58 1,354 1,433 -5.5 56 1,390 1,481 -6.2
Minnesota 33 1,236 1,276 -3.1 36 1,326 1,373 -3.4
Missouri 74 1,099 1,147 -4.2 78 1,343 1,338 0.4
Nebraska 29 531 543 -2.2 30 617 592 4.2
North Dakota - 253 260 -2.5 32 276 278 -0.8
Ohio 47 1,315 1,469 -10.5 47 1,560 1,563 -0.2
South Dakota 45 309 312 -1.1 38 328 339 -3.3
Wisconsin - 1,244 1,293 -3.8 - 1,326 1,356 -2.2
Subtotal   11,474 12,095 -5.1   12,514 12,663 -1.2
South Gulf
Alabama - 1,172 1,199 -2.3 - 1,218 1,244 -2.1
Arkansas 22 983 983 0.0 23 1,041 1,043 -0.2
Kentucky 48 1,072 1,165 -8.0 55 1,266 1,320 -4.1
Louisiana - 826 815 1.4 - 833 819 1.8
Mississippi - 1,047 1,068 -1.9 - 993 1,011 -1.8
Oklahoma - 894 881 1.5 - 859 839 2.3
Tennessee 6 1,480 1,538 -3.8 9 1,481 1,508 -1.8
Texas 83 4,528 4,436 2.1 85 4,570 4,454 2.6
Subtotal   12,002 12,085 -0.7   12,261 12,238 0.2
West
Alaska 29 81 81 -0.4 30 84 84 0.3
Arizona 45 950 974 -2.4 46 1,047 1,082 -3.2
California 9 2,903 2,825 2.7 12 4,086 4,199 -2.7
Colorado 54 837 823 1.7 64 833 810 2.9
Hawaii - 94 92 2.3 4 86 93 -6.8
Idaho 90 357 356 0.5 87 362 387 -6.3
Montana 60 345 350 -1.6 61 413 455 -9.3
Nevada 34 280 275 1.9 31 324 338 -4.1
New Mexico 41 748 752 -0.6 42 756 757 -0.1
Oregon - 711 698 1.8 91 688 800 -14.0
Utah 43 408 398 2.4 42 416 424 -1.9
Washington 15 689 698 -1.3 51 644 746 -13.6
Wyoming - 308 307 0.3 88 312 312 -0.1
Subtotal   8,711 8,629 1.0   10,051 10,487 -4.2
Totals 1,604 45,684 46,764 -2.3 1,867 49,331 50,070 -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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