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

Travel Monitoring and Traffic Volume

October 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 October September
Number of Stations Vehicle-Miles (Millions) Percent Change Number of Stations Vehicle-Miles (Millions) Percent Change
2012 (Preliminary) 2011 2012 (Revised) 2011
Northeast
Connecticut 27 1,918 1,960 -2.1 26 1,824 1,868 -2.4
Maine 15 225 232 -3.3 13 205 216 -5.0
Massachusetts 54 3,332 3,389 -1.7 51 3,117 3,184 -2.1
New Hampshire 22 486 492 -1.2 26 451 462 -2.3
New Jersey 70 4,624 4,589 0.8 69 4,486 4,551 -1.4
New York 85 6,183 6,375 -3.0 86 6,174 6,339 -2.6
Pennsylvania 20 4,234 4,220 0.3 20 4,250 4,323 -1.7
Rhode Island 42 424 421 0.6 42 705 727 -3.0
Vermont 14 104 107 -2.5 14 101 102 -1.9
Subtotal   21,530 21,785 -1.2   21,313 21,772 -2.1
South Atlantic
Delaware 17 364 383 -5.0 14 413 407 1.4
District of Columbia 1 216 223 -3.3 - 210 214 -1.8
Florida 119 8,886 8,663 2.6 120 8,221 8,297 -0.9
Georgia 118 4,279 4,191 2.1 115 3,872 3,977 -2.6
Maryland 40 3,101 3,169 -2.1 39 2,618 2,653 -1.3
North Carolina 20 3,760 3,734 0.7 19 3,485 3,513 -0.8
South Carolina 35 1,669 1,633 2.2 33 1,596 1,627 -1.9
Virginia 331 3,491 3,588 -2.7 333 3,347 3,416 -2.0
West Virginia 7 652 631 3.2 6 529 540 -2.1
Subtotal   26,418 26,215 0.8   24,291 24,644 -1.4
North Central
Illinois 23 5,567 5,518 0.9 19 4,976 4,951 0.5
Indiana 26 2,620 2,591 1.1 27 2,231 2,325 -4.0
Iowa 29 831 822 1.1 28 788 804 -2.0
Kansas 12 973 938 3.8 13 910 896 1.5
Michigan 50 4,618 4,496 2.7 47 4,222 4,371 -3.4
Minnesota 27 2,224 2,238 -0.6 26 2,092 2,140 -2.3
Missouri 65 2,245 2,240 0.2 63 2,356 2,431 -3.1
Nebraska 13 588 585 0.5 13 522 533 -2.1
North Dakota 8 172 169 1.9 8 133 139 -4.6
Ohio 75 4,705 4,692 0.3 77 4,396 4,521 -2.8
South Dakota 9 168 171 -1.9 9 161 168 -3.8
Wisconsin 53 1,878 1,860 0.9 53 2,033 2,059 -1.3
Subtotal   26,589 26,320 1.0   24,820 25,338 -2.0
South Gulf
Alabama 29 1,849 1,803 2.6 28 1,723 1,732 -0.5
Arkansas - 979 983 -0.4 9 858 908 -5.5
Kentucky 9 1,486 1,460 1.7 6 1,351 1,366 -1.1
Louisiana 4 1,771 1,884 -6.0 15 1,745 1,672 4.4
Mississippi 24 980 972 0.9 24 851 858 -0.9
Oklahoma - 1,655 1,614 2.6 - 1,622 1,634 -0.7
Tennessee 7 2,658 2,617 1.6 8 2,609 2,639 -1.2
Texas 79 12,104 11,754 3.0 83 11,393 11,444 -0.4
Subtotal   23,482 23,087 1.7   22,152 22,253 -0.5
West
Alaska 47 175 170 3.4 46 161 162 -0.9
Arizona 15 2,617 2,544 2.9 10 2,454 2,504 -2.0
California 12 19,415 19,424 0.0 47 16,586 16,710 -0.7
Colorado 9 2,223 2,196 1.2 12 2,189 2,163 1.2
Hawaii 37 543 537 1.1 37 509 521 -2.3
Idaho 73 437 425 2.8 70 426 430 -0.8
Montana - 158 157 0.7 5 171 172 -0.6
Nevada 26 1,095 1,102 -0.7 29 997 1,029 -3.1
New Mexico 28 680 680 0.1 28 637 662 -3.8
Oregon 35 1,207 1,196 0.9 44 1,180 1,192 -1.1
Utah 43 1,143 1,119 2.1 45 1,066 1,088 -2.0
Washington - 2,562 2,596 -1.3 13 2,799 2,788 0.4
Wyoming 24 146 148 -1.1 25 140 146 -3.6
Subtotal   32,401 32,294 0.3   29,315 29,567 -0.9
Totals 1,928 130,420 129,701 0.6 1,993 121,891 123,574 -1.4

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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