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September 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 September August
Number of Stations Vehicle-Miles (Millions) Percent Change Number of Stations Vehicle-Miles (Millions) Percent Change
2009 (Preliminary) 2008 2009 (Revised) 2008
Northeast
Connecticut 15 1,872 1,824 2.6 17 1,968 1,966 0.1
Maine 11 216 210 2.7 11 234 236 -0.9
Massachusetts 63 3,219 3,132 2.8 61 3,533 3,491 1.2
New Hampshire 24 459 446 2.9 25 511 503 1.4
New Jersey 32 4,540 4,404 3.1 38 4,299 4,291 0.2
New York 89 6,615 6,480 2.1 86 6,761 6,722 0.6
Pennsylvania 10 4,512 4,557 -1.0 12 4,620 4,802 -3.8
Rhode Island 39 820 784 4.5 37 675 660 2.4
Vermont 10 106 103 2.1 16 115 114 0.5
Subtotal   22,359 21,940 1.9   22,716 22,785 -0.3
South Atlantic
Delaware 9 400 382 4.5 9 439 426 3.0
District of Columbia 1 211 216 -2.3 1 241 235 2.7
Florida 128 8,426 8,325 1.2 126 8,791 8,528 3.1
Georgia 101 3,914 3,815 2.6 94 4,319 4,279 0.9
Maryland 35 2,619 2,551 2.7 36 3,187 3,149 1.2
North Carolina 22 3,328 3,216 3.5 20 3,680 3,681 0.0
South Carolina 51 1,585 1,539 3.0 52 1,614 1,614 0.0
Virginia 126 3,379 3,257 3.7 125 3,608 3,569 1.1
West Virginia - 606 595 1.8 - 607 604 0.4
Subtotal   24,468 23,896 2.4   26,486 26,085 1.5
North Central
Illinois - 4,807 4,723 1.8 30 4,769 4,792 -0.5
Indiana 28 2,106 2,120 -0.7 27 2,141 2,163 -1.0
Iowa 29 798 781 2.2 29 810 820 -1.2
Kansas 19 948 934 1.5 18 991 990 0.1
Michigan 43 4,512 4,626 -2.5 45 4,615 4,880 -5.4
Minnesota 27 1,870 1,883 -0.7 27 1,943 1,980 -1.9
Missouri 47 2,596 2,524 2.8 49 2,562 2,519 1.7
Nebraska 13 533 520 2.3 13 555 540 2.6
North Dakota 8 130 127 2.8 8 134 129 4.4
Ohio 90 4,401 4,334 1.5 95 4,600 4,609 -0.2
South Dakota 8 171 171 -0.4 7 179 177 1.0
Wisconsin 68 1,929 1,875 2.9 63 2,037 2,015 1.1
Subtotal   24,801 24,618 0.7   25,336 25,614 -1.1
South Gulf
Alabama - 1,711 1,681 1.8 - 1,863 1,855 0.4
Arkansas 12 810 783 3.4 8 921 885 4.1
Kentucky 21 1,313 1,282 2.4 16 1,443 1,417 1.8
Louisiana 10 1,750 1,701 2.9 4 1,988 1,940 2.4
Mississippi - 868 853 1.8 - 937 932 0.5
Oklahoma - 1,620 1,593 1.7 19 1,652 1,648 0.2
Tennessee 7 2,493 2,472 0.8 9 2,588 2,617 -1.1
Texas 58 10,817 10,385 4.2 59 11,131 10,855 2.5
Subtotal   21,382 20,750 3.0   22,523 22,149 1.7
West
Alaska 35 158 159 -0.3 35 170 168 1.2
Arizona 9 2,369 2,352 0.7 27 2,243 2,318 -3.2
California 7 16,772 16,357 2.5 7 20,216 19,923 1.5
Colorado 21 2,259 2,155 4.8 22 2,428 2,385 1.8
Hawaii 16 528 530 -0.3 15 380 380 0.1
Idaho 51 386 380 1.6 48 415 404 2.6
Montana 7 164 151 8.5 3 217 197 10.1
Nevada 32 962 982 -2.0 33 964 996 -3.2
New Mexico 36 695 698 -0.4 35 679 686 -0.9
Oregon 24 1,187 1,179 0.6 19 1,284 1,272 0.9
Utah 33 1,022 1,002 2.0 31 1,151 1,146 0.5
Washington 24 2,817 2,701 4.3 37 3,053 2,946 3.6
Wyoming - 132 129 1.7 - 135 134 0.4
Subtotal   29,451 28,775 2.3   33,335 32,955 1.2
Totals 1,549 122,461 119,979 2.1 1,604 130,396 129,588 0.6

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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