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October 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 October September
Number of Stations Vehicle-Miles (Millions) Percent Change Number of Stations Vehicle-Miles (Millions) Percent Change
2009 (Preliminary) 2008 2009 (Revised) 2008
Northeast
Connecticut 4 166 170 -2.1 3 168 161 4.4
Maine 61 505 500 0.9 62 499 470 6.0
Massachusetts 9 241 233 3.4 10 221 211 4.8
New Hampshire 28 314 316 -0.6 28 316 298 6.0
New Jersey 11 337 338 -0.4 12 417 396 5.2
New York 54 1,273 1,273 0.0 53 1,297 1,212 7.0
Pennsylvania 23 2,108 2,177 -3.2 22 2,046 2,027 1.0
Rhode Island - 58 59 -1.2 - 92 88 4.5
Vermont 41 259 258 0.6 29 250 239 4.3
Subtotal   5,261 5,324 -1.2   5,306 5,102 4.0
South Atlantic
Delaware 17 134 133 0.9 17 152 142 6.7
District of Columbia - 0 0 0.0 - 0 0 0.0
Florida 97 1,966 1,907 3.1 98 1,843 1,749 5.4
Georgia 73 1,968 1,908 3.2 68 1,676 1,612 3.9
Maryland 25 781 776 0.6 25 795 753 5.6
North Carolina 17 1,743 1,676 4.0 18 1,562 1,425 9.6
South Carolina 74 1,288 1,254 2.7 74 1,292 1,193 8.3
Virginia 74 1,779 1,738 2.4 75 1,673 1,567 6.8
West Virginia - 639 634 0.9 - 671 640 4.9
Subtotal   10,298 10,026 2.7   9,664 9,081 6.4
North Central
Illinois - 1,521 1,508 0.9 - 1,549 1,476 4.9
Indiana 36 1,414 1,441 -1.9 37 1,369 1,332 2.8
Iowa 96 1,121 1,122 -0.1 95 1,143 1,088 5.0
Kansas 64 817 799 2.2 61 846 802 5.4
Michigan 55 1,589 1,581 0.5 53 1,625 1,513 7.4
Minnesota 31 1,594 1,586 0.5 29 1,531 1,452 5.4
Missouri 76 1,443 1,436 0.5 78 1,764 1,666 5.9
Nebraska 33 728 725 0.3 32 735 693 6.0
North Dakota 30 354 348 1.7 29 336 310 8.4
Ohio 45 1,734 1,714 1.2 45 1,706 1,623 5.1
South Dakota 36 377 382 -1.3 35 408 377 8.4
Wisconsin 81 1,615 1,613 0.1 88 1,626 1,551 4.8
Subtotal   14,307 14,255 0.4   14,638 13,883 5.4
South Gulf
Alabama - 1,294 1,285 0.7 - 1,255 1,197 4.8
Arkansas 27 1,022 1,025 -0.3 24 982 944 4.1
Kentucky 57 1,390 1,381 0.6 54 1,279 1,239 3.2
Louisiana 18 854 871 -1.9 20 737 711 3.7
Mississippi - 1,093 1,087 0.5 - 1,179 1,125 4.8
Oklahoma - 1,125 1,117 0.7 39 1,126 1,094 2.9
Tennessee 12 1,632 1,605 1.7 14 1,619 1,571 3.1
Texas 82 4,697 4,699 0.0 76 4,471 4,334 3.2
Subtotal   13,107 13,070 0.3   12,648 12,215 3.5
West
Alaska 26 117 108 8.3 25 122 115 6.5
Arizona 48 1,079 1,051 2.6 46 923 889 3.8
California 11 3,901 3,837 1.7 98 3,368 3,223 4.5
Colorado 74 937 978 -4.2 73 964 935 3.1
Hawaii 5 141 136 3.2 4 114 109 4.7
Idaho 94 468 460 1.9 92 492 461 6.6
Montana 60 488 482 1.3 60 557 515 8.3
Nevada 33 327 331 -1.3 35 342 335 2.2
New Mexico 44 846 828 2.2 48 786 769 2.3
Oregon 75 902 900 0.2 80 973 943 3.2
Utah 41 472 469 0.8 40 517 490 5.6
Washington 52 897 879 2.0 30 985 926 6.4
Wyoming - 404 400 1.1 - 436 415 5.0
Subtotal   10,979 10,859 1.1   10,579 10,125 4.5
Totals 1,950 53,952 53,534 0.8 2,034 52,835 50,406 4.8

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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