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May 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 May April
Number of Stations Vehicle-Miles (Millions) Percent Change Number of Stations Vehicle-Miles (Millions) Percent Change
2009 (Preliminary) 2008 2009 (Revised) 2008
Northeast
Connecticut 4 175 173 0.8 4 166 162 2.2
Maine 62 512 515 -0.6 63 481 482 -0.2
Massachusetts 9 229 228 0.3 9 219 211 3.9
New Hampshire 12 290 290 0.2 20 296 289 2.4
New Jersey 6 339 336 0.8 7 374 375 -0.5
New York 57 1,377 1,347 2.2 57 1,195 1,179 1.4
Pennsylvania 20 2,142 2,183 -1.9 27 2,056 2,059 -0.1
Rhode Island - 60 59 1.1 - 54 53 1.7
Vermont 30 249 244 2.0 31 225 221 1.9
Subtotal   5,373 5,375 -0.0   5,066 5,031 0.7
South Atlantic
Delaware 15 148 147 1.0 - 133 133 -0.3
District of Columbia - 0 0 0.0 - 0 0 0.0
Florida 96 1,980 1,973 0.4 95 2,102 2,062 1.9
Georgia 67 2,038 2,012 1.3 63 2,149 2,139 0.5
Maryland 25 808 800 1.0 26 741 727 1.9
North Carolina 19 1,723 1,694 1.7 19 1,651 1,539 7.3
South Carolina 75 1,437 1,455 -1.3 77 1,360 1,301 4.6
Virginia 74 1,868 1,866 0.1 74 1,701 1,633 4.2
West Virginia - 608 604 0.8 - 616 607 1.5
Subtotal   10,610 10,551 0.6   10,453 10,141 3.1
North Central
Illinois - 1,577 1,567 0.6 - 1,383 1,364 1.3
Indiana 39 1,539 1,578 -2.4 38 1,511 1,542 -2.0
Iowa 92 1,180 1,151 2.5 92 1,065 1,043 2.2
Kansas - 837 829 0.9 65 769 768 0.1
Michigan 59 1,664 1,626 2.4 60 1,532 1,517 1.0
Minnesota 34 1,618 1,578 2.5 35 1,453 1,372 5.9
Missouri 78 1,679 1,637 2.6 77 1,448 1,415 2.4
Nebraska 32 776 750 3.5 30 673 667 0.9
North Dakota 31 358 330 8.3 33 325 315 3.1
Ohio 49 1,742 1,723 1.1 48 1,629 1,622 0.4
South Dakota 42 407 389 4.7 43 361 347 4.1
Wisconsin 93 1,793 1,757 2.1 92 1,455 1,422 2.3
Subtotal   15,170 14,915 1.7   13,604 13,394 1.6
South Gulf
Alabama - 1,456 1,444 0.8 - 1,450 1,440 0.7
Arkansas 25 1,088 1,092 -0.3 23 893 886 0.9
Kentucky 54 1,443 1,437 0.4 57 1,401 1,364 2.7
Louisiana 8 995 981 1.4 7 951 937 1.6
Mississippi - 1,173 1,163 0.9 - 1,117 1,106 1.0
Oklahoma - 1,124 1,114 0.8 - 1,123 1,112 1.0
Tennessee 10 1,633 1,644 -0.7 12 1,511 1,506 0.3
Texas 78 4,674 4,622 1.1 76 4,618 4,562 1.2
Subtotal   13,586 13,497 0.7   13,064 12,913 1.2
West
Alaska 29 136 129 5.9 29 107 100 6.9
Arizona 47 1,021 1,015 0.6 41 964 963 0.1
California 10 3,883 3,932 -1.2 9 3,755 3,500 7.3
Colorado 70 941 941 0.0 69 835 867 -3.7
Hawaii 3 90 92 -2.4 4 101 103 -2.4
Idaho 99 479 469 2.1 96 431 426 1.3
Montana 60 505 493 2.5 58 422 421 0.2
Nevada 35 373 370 0.9 34 326 324 0.8
New Mexico 44 774 767 0.9 45 738 733 0.7
Oregon 88 945 928 1.8 95 852 840 1.4
Utah 42 518 505 2.4 43 476 467 1.9
Washington 64 968 936 3.3 72 864 844 2.3
Wyoming - 404 401 0.8 80 333 351 -5.0
Subtotal   11,037 10,978 0.5   10,204 9,939 2.7
Totals 1,886 55,776 55,316 0.8 2,035 52,391 51,418 1.9

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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