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March 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 March February
Number of Stations Vehicle-Miles (Millions) Percent Change Number of Stations Vehicle-Miles (Millions) Percent Change
2009 (Preliminary) 2008 2009 (Revised) 2008
Northeast
Connecticut 3 159 162 -1.5 4 142 137 3.7
Maine 64 472 470 0.5 62 407 407 0.0
Massachusetts 7 217 208 4.0 7 197 193 2.2
New Hampshire 16 283 282 0.2 25 253 245 3.3
New Jersey 6 367 379 -3.1 7 304 303 0.2
New York 56 1,213 1,209 0.3 55 976 956 2.1
Pennsylvania 28 1,947 1,941 0.3 29 1,647 1,616 1.9
Rhode Island - 46 45 1.6 - 46 47 -0.5
Vermont 31 225 233 -3.2 31 212 212 0.1
Subtotal   4,929 4,929 0.0   4,184 4,116 1.7
South Atlantic
Delaware - 121 121 0.0 - 101 98 3.2
District of Columbia - 0 0 0.0 - 0 0 0.0
Florida 94 2,199 2,268 -3.0 93 1,889 1,954 -3.4
Georgia 65 2,013 2,080 -3.2 62 1,844 1,887 -2.3
Maryland 26 727 754 -3.6 25 600 592 1.4
North Carolina 19 1,572 1,702 -7.6 19 1,435 1,471 -2.4
South Carolina 78 1,298 1,398 -7.2 77 1,133 1,180 -4.0
Virginia 103 1,608 1,736 -7.4 102 1,471 1,484 -0.9
West Virginia - 690 703 -1.8 - 429 428 0.4
Subtotal   10,228 10,762 -5.0   8,902 9,094 -2.1
North Central
Illinois - 1,303 1,314 -0.8 - 1,352 1,329 1.7
Indiana 38 1,394 1,411 -1.2 41 1,191 1,205 -1.2
Iowa 80 1,020 1,032 -1.2 80 869 831 4.6
Kansas 64 731 756 -3.4 63 672 660 1.9
Michigan 59 1,509 1,516 -0.5 59 1,285 1,295 -0.8
Minnesota 35 1,331 1,362 -2.3 33 1,177 1,198 -1.8
Missouri 77 1,266 1,263 0.2 76 1,068 1,015 5.3
Nebraska 30 643 663 -3.0 30 528 536 -1.5
North Dakota 33 309 303 1.8 33 254 245 3.4
Ohio 46 1,571 1,556 0.9 45 1,343 1,345 -0.2
South Dakota 43 351 364 -3.7 43 306 302 1.4
Wisconsin 95 1,400 1,427 -1.9 87 1,210 1,198 0.9
Subtotal   12,828 12,967 -1.1   11,255 11,159 0.9
South Gulf
Alabama - 1,378 1,412 -2.4 - 1,157 1,186 -2.5
Arkansas 20 1,044 1,037 0.6 18 894 892 0.2
Kentucky 56 1,345 1,334 0.8 50 1,109 1,096 1.2
Louisiana 5 925 918 0.7 6 772 771 0.2
Mississippi - 1,145 1,140 0.4 - 1,077 1,087 -0.9
Oklahoma - 1,044 1,052 -0.7 - 923 924 0.0
Tennessee 6 1,663 1,688 -1.5 6 1,324 1,367 -3.1
Texas 76 4,858 4,880 -0.5 76 4,266 4,277 -0.3
Subtotal   13,402 13,461 -0.4   11,522 11,600 -0.7
West
Alaska 30 96 97 -0.8 30 81 79 2.1
Arizona - 928 976 -5.0 46 917 969 -5.4
California 9 3,323 3,500 -5.1 8 2,848 2,999 -5.0
Colorado 71 967 991 -2.5 71 788 785 0.5
Hawaii 3 103 106 -2.3 2 96 83 16.1
Idaho 92 412 427 -3.4 90 355 350 1.3
Montana 60 394 415 -5.2 58 360 363 -1.0
Nevada 34 316 336 -6.2 33 262 276 -5.2
New Mexico 40 735 760 -3.3 42 670 676 -0.9
Oregon 95 830 848 -2.2 83 700 730 -4.1
Utah 43 460 474 -3.0 43 374 372 0.5
Washington 21 805 828 -2.7 50 691 691 0.1
Wyoming - 326 339 -3.8 - 285 285 0.1
Subtotal   9,695 10,097 -4.0   8,427 8,658 -2.7
Totals 1,857 51,082 52,216 -2.2 1,900 44,290 44,627 -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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