Travel Monitoring and Traffic Volume

Traffic Monitoring Guide

The 2022 Traffic Monitoring Guide, updated in August 2024, is available in the following format:

• TMG 2022 - Updated August 2024 (PDF) [5.91 MB]
• State_County_and_City_FIPS_Code.xlsx [1.59 MB]

• List of Appendices (PDF) [68 KB]
• Appendix A (PDF) [971 KB]
• Appendix B (PDF) [576 KB]
• Appendix C (PDF) [311 KB]
• Appendix D (PDF) [465 KB]
• Appendix E (PDF) [650 KB]
• Appendix F (PDF) [580 KB]
• Appendix G (PDF) [180 KB]
• Appendix H (PDF) [381 KB]
• Appendix I (PDF) [1.1 MB]
• Appendix J (PDF) [960 KB]
• Appendix K (PDF) [699 KB]
• Appendix L (PDF) [368 KB]
• Appendix M (PDF) [208 KB]

August 2024 Updates of the 2016 TMG Nonmotorized Data Format

For assistance coding the updated 2016 TMG nonmotorized station and count data for TMAS 2.8, please use the referenced link below.

• 2016_nonmotorized_August_2024_updates (PDF) [1.03 MB]

2016 Nonmotorized Station Record Generator

A new tool is provided in the link below to assist in the nonmotorized station record generation. The new tool will auto-align data fields with their correct column specifications in the 2016 TMG.

• 2016NM_station_record_tool.xlsx [1.88 MB]

Obtaining a FHWA UPACS ID

To submit traffic data to the FHWA Traffic Monitoring Analysis System (TMAS), data processors or owners at state and local agencies must have FHWA-issued UPACS IDs. Please follow the link below to learn how to obtain you FHWA UPACS ID.

• How_UPACS_TMAS.PPT [1.47 MB]
• How_UPACS_TMAS.PDF [1.0 MB]

Note: For FHWA Travel Monitoring Analysis System (TMAS) Users.

The current version of the FHWA Travel Monitoring Analysis System (TMAS) accepts the 2001 Traffic Monitoring Guide formats, which can be referenced from the documents listed below:

• Microsoft Word [93 KB]
• Adobe Acrobat (PDF) [390 KB]