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Changes on Urban Arterial Roads by Region and State – January 2012 Traffic Volume Trends – Travel Monitoring and Traffic Volume – OHPI – FHWA

Travel Monitoring and Traffic Volume

January 2012 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 January December
Number of Stations Vehicle-Miles (Millions) Percent Change Number of Stations Vehicle-Miles (Millions) Percent Change
2012 (Preliminary) 2011 2011 (Revised) 2010
Northeast
Connecticut 25 1,694 1,572 7.7 25 1,888 1,822 3.7
Maine 13 215 208 3.2 11 221 214 3.4
Massachusetts 46 3,208 3,013 6.5 44 3,394 3,345 1.5
New Hampshire 26 446 434 2.8 24 483 483 0.0
New Jersey 61 3,651 3,422 6.7 73 4,619 4,549 1.5
New York 74 5,741 5,524 3.9 73 6,523 6,312 3.3
Pennsylvania 21 3,666 3,484 5.2 20 4,162 4,058 2.6
Rhode Island 43 347 326 6.5 42 480 476 0.8
Vermont 17 98 96 2.4 15 100 97 2.7
Subtotal   19,066 18,079 5.5   21,870 21,356 2.4
South Atlantic
Delaware 15 332 313 6.0 16 371 353 5.2
District of Columbia - 269 263 2.3 - 213 208 2.6
Florida 140 8,748 8,681 0.8 138 8,541 8,522 0.2
Georgia 107 3,855 3,869 -0.4 99 4,313 4,366 -1.2
Maryland 40 2,728 2,617 4.2 39 2,832 2,769 2.3
North Carolina 22 3,507 3,377 3.8 22 3,472 3,341 3.9
South Carolina 40 1,602 1,531 4.6 40 1,571 1,559 0.8
Virginia 317 3,269 3,233 1.1 306 3,471 3,366 3.1
West Virginia - 519 504 3.0 - 598 580 3.1
Subtotal   24,829 24,388 1.8   25,382 25,064 1.3
North Central
Illinois 18 4,452 4,419 0.7 28 4,919 4,833 1.8
Indiana 23 2,590 2,508 3.3 25 2,733 2,620 4.3
Iowa 38 714 710 0.7 37 751 739 1.6
Kansas 16 930 891 4.4 18 1,065 1,089 -2.2
Michigan 53 4,751 4,654 2.1 53 4,508 4,378 3.0
Minnesota 27 1,943 1,880 3.3 27 2,101 1,958 7.3
Missouri 60 2,296 2,231 2.9 60 2,394 2,413 -0.8
Nebraska 13 526 501 4.9 13 538 538 -0.1
North Dakota 8 137 128 6.5 8 146 145 0.4
Ohio 82 4,209 4,131 1.9 79 4,509 4,343 3.8
South Dakota 8 147 143 2.5 9 175 172 2.0
Wisconsin 62 1,956 1,918 2.0 59 1,850 1,813 2.0
Subtotal   24,651 24,114 2.2   25,689 25,041 2.6
South Gulf
Alabama - 1,630 1,621 0.6 1 1,845 1,885 -2.1
Arkansas 10 1,080 1,095 -1.3 - 1,010 1,028 -1.7
Kentucky 7 1,290 1,247 3.5 8 1,424 1,379 3.3
Louisiana - 1,785 1,799 -0.8 2 1,582 1,698 -6.8
Mississippi - 1,050 1,010 4.0 19 878 885 -0.8
Oklahoma - 1,404 1,393 0.8 - 1,548 1,575 -1.7
Tennessee 7 2,605 2,443 6.6 7 2,834 2,770 2.3
Texas 88 11,015 10,881 1.2 89 10,645 10,802 -1.5
Subtotal   21,859 21,489 1.7   21,766 22,022 -1.2
West
Alaska 37 122 128 -4.8 35 145 148 -1.9
Arizona 24 2,750 2,773 -0.8 13 2,952 3,012 -2.0
California 36 15,927 16,094 -1.0 29 20,338 20,042 1.5
Colorado 25 2,257 2,206 2.3 25 2,097 2,170 -3.4
Hawaii 32 416 417 -0.1 29 436 432 1.0
Idaho 66 395 394 0.2 59 405 392 3.4
Montana 5 108 105 2.2 6 133 127 4.8
Nevada 30 961 977 -1.6 30 1,108 1,106 0.2
New Mexico 31 714 726 -1.6 18 681 725 -6.0
Oregon 28 1,095 1,122 -2.3 39 1,189 1,192 -0.3
Utah 39 1,013 1,010 0.3 40 1,043 1,030 1.2
Washington 6 2,228 2,378 -6.3 7 2,448 2,441 0.3
Wyoming - 127 124 2.3 2 126 131 -3.9
Subtotal   28,113 28,454 -1.2   33,101 32,948 0.5
Totals 1,886 118,518 116,524 1.7 1,861 127,808 126,431 1.1

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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