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August 2015 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 August July
Number of Stations Vehicle-Miles (Millions) Percent Change Number of Stations Vehicle-Miles (Millions) Percent Change
2015 (Preliminary) 2014 2015 (Revised) 2014
Northeast
Connecticut 19 1,998 1,990 0.4 19 2,048 2,005 2.2
Maine 9 231 222 3.7 9 250 237 5.5
Massachusetts 58 3,907 3,866 1.1 52 3,977 3,901 1.9
New Hampshire 79 591 581 1.7 80 573 554 3.5
New Jersey 45 4,605 4,510 2.1 45 4,527 4,442 1.9
New York 73 7,620 7,222 5.5 73 7,503 7,243 3.6
Pennsylvania 25 4,389 4,381 0.2 23 4,377 4,284 2.2
Rhode Island 69 607 611 -0.7 64 558 549 1.7
Vermont 15 115 114 0.3 14 117 116 1.4
Subtotal   24,063 23,497 2.4   23,930 23,331 2.6
South Atlantic
Delaware 13 475 463 2.4 12 425 413 3.0
District of Columbia 1 248 247 0.8 - 179 173 3.3
Florida 130 9,351 9,036 3.5 127 9,526 8,898 7.1
Georgia 97 5,199 5,045 3.0 101 4,878 4,655 4.8
Maryland 27 3,688 3,615 2.0 25 3,829 3,704 3.4
North Carolina 22 4,202 4,153 1.2 23 4,444 4,305 3.2
South Carolina 40 1,754 1,716 2.2 41 1,801 1,728 4.2
Virginia 347 3,750 3,655 2.6 343 3,804 3,689 3.1
West Virginia - 570 561 1.6 - 647 627 3.1
Subtotal   29,237 28,491 2.6   29,533 28,192 4.8
North Central
Illinois 33 5,068 5,050 0.4 29 5,113 5,004 2.2
Indiana - 2,923 2,888 1.2 - 3,095 3,017 2.6
Iowa 23 887 890 -0.3 23 883 871 1.4
Kansas 19 1,057 1,032 2.4 19 1,040 1,012 2.8
Michigan 51 4,760 4,703 1.2 52 4,837 4,764 1.5
Minnesota 23 2,245 2,230 0.7 23 2,421 2,371 2.1
Missouri 59 2,751 2,673 2.9 64 2,682 2,641 1.6
Nebraska 14 558 544 2.6 14 576 560 3.0
North Dakota 9 154 154 -0.5 4 173 176 -1.5
Ohio 84 5,092 4,987 2.1 82 5,072 4,866 4.2
South Dakota 6 205 204 0.6 6 198 196 1.1
Wisconsin 84 2,307 2,263 2.0 82 2,366 2,273 4.1
Subtotal   28,007 27,618 1.4   28,456 27,751 2.5
South Gulf
Alabama 48 2,033 2,014 1.0 49 1,956 1,916 2.1
Arkansas 3 1,281 1,212 5.6 3 1,368 1,286 6.4
Kentucky - 1,529 1,502 1.8 6 1,304 1,276 2.2
Louisiana 14 2,242 2,162 3.7 7 2,088 2,042 2.3
Mississippi 21 1,058 1,033 2.5 22 1,105 1,064 3.8
Oklahoma 26 1,813 1,811 0.1 26 1,797 1,755 2.4
Tennessee 8 2,763 2,667 3.6 7 3,200 3,043 5.2
Texas 82 12,798 12,098 5.8 75 12,723 11,884 7.1
Subtotal   25,517 24,499 4.2   25,541 24,266 5.3
West
Alaska 29 180 178 1.1 40 183 182 0.7
Arizona 9 2,547 2,537 0.4 10 2,940 2,844 3.4
California 119 22,096 21,563 2.5 126 21,881 21,021 4.1
Colorado 35 2,642 2,551 3.6 30 2,285 2,161 5.7
Hawaii 48 649 582 11.5 47 588 528 11.4
Idaho 80 490 481 1.9 77 490 478 2.5
Montana 2 310 302 2.8 2 326 313 4.1
Nevada 37 1,075 1,063 1.1 34 1,077 1,051 2.5
New Mexico 31 669 669 0.1 32 752 739 1.7
Oregon 14 1,373 1,339 2.5 46 1,359 1,308 3.9
Utah 48 1,405 1,368 2.8 52 1,312 1,252 4.8
Washington 54 3,027 3,148 -3.8 68 3,145 2,969 5.9
Wyoming 36 164 162 1.4 34 158 156 1.4
Subtotal   36,627 35,943 1.9   36,496 35,002 4.3
Totals 2,218 143,453 140,049 2.4 2,242 143,959 138,544 3.9

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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