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May 2015 Traffic Volume Trends

Changes on Rural Arterial Roads by Region and State

Table – 3. Changes on Rural Arterial Roads by Region and State**
Region And State May April
Number of Stations Vehicle-Miles (Millions) Percent Change Number of Stations Vehicle-Miles (Millions) Percent Change
2015 (Preliminary) 2014 2015 (Revised) 2015
Northeast
Connecticut 10 184 178 3.0 10 168 164 2.3
Maine 59 538 518 4.0 58 486 476 2.0
Massachusetts 10 143 140 2.4 8 126 124 1.5
New Hampshire 82 274 262 4.6 85 261 254 2.7
New Jersey 4 263 256 2.5 5 269 267 1.1
New York 50 1,384 1,344 3.0 51 1,182 1,161 1.8
Pennsylvania 27 2,144 2,085 2.8 28 1,991 1,938 2.8
Rhode Island 3 60 58 3.9 2 52 51 2.1
Vermont 35 262 258 1.5 38 233 229 1.8
Subtotal   5,252 5,099 3.0   4,768 4,664 2.2
South Atlantic
Delaware 20 160 152 5.4 28 141 134 5.3
District of Columbia - 0 0 0.0 - 0 0 0.0
Florida 95 2,179 2,025 7.6 96 2,155 2,009 7.3
Georgia 54 1,565 1,474 6.2 53 1,590 1,498 6.2
Maryland 21 572 558 2.5 22 510 498 2.4
North Carolina 20 1,820 1,736 4.8 20 1,654 1,583 4.5
South Carolina 61 1,584 1,510 4.9 64 1,462 1,400 4.5
Virginia 314 2,032 1,965 3.4 317 1,812 1,761 2.9
West Virginia - 450 436 3.2 - 698 677 3.0
Subtotal   10,362 9,856 5.1   10,022 9,560 4.8
North Central
Illinois 21 1,487 1,464 1.5 14 1,403 1,354 3.6
Indiana - 1,561 1,511 3.3 24 1,527 1,464 4.3
Iowa 87 1,215 1,186 2.5 86 1,115 1,066 4.5
Kansas 61 899 899 0.0 61 851 824 3.3
Michigan 64 1,620 1,561 3.7 64 1,517 1,447 4.9
Minnesota 21 1,553 1,530 1.5 31 1,414 1,314 7.7
Missouri 79 1,718 1,681 2.2 81 1,491 1,430 4.3
Nebraska 35 838 818 2.4 35 755 718 5.1
North Dakota 1 415 435 -4.5 1 488 450 8.4
Ohio 51 1,701 1,652 2.9 50 1,594 1,543 3.3
South Dakota 38 435 418 3.9 35 423 400 6.0
Wisconsin 35 1,805 1,745 3.5 41 1,491 1,400 6.5
Subtotal   15,247 14,900 2.3   14,069 13,410 4.9
South Gulf
Alabama 53 1,661 1,590 4.5 44 1,639 1,558 5.2
Arkansas 22 924 909 1.7 22 761 729 4.3
Kentucky 20 1,659 1,599 3.8 18 1,623 1,572 3.2
Louisiana 12 1,169 1,140 2.6 13 1,042 1,041 0.1
Mississippi 39 1,153 1,102 4.7 42 1,085 1,038 4.5
Oklahoma 38 1,052 1,081 -2.6 44 1,113 1,092 1.9
Tennessee 8 1,722 1,635 5.3 14 1,582 1,490 6.2
Texas 112 4,689 4,544 3.2 102 4,569 4,374 4.4
Subtotal   14,029 13,600 3.2   13,414 12,894 4.0
West
Alaska 26 162 155 4.4 32 129 126 2.5
Arizona 49 920 868 5.9 40 939 893 5.1
California 81 3,529 3,383 4.3 59 3,375 3,216 4.9
Colorado 57 964 931 3.5 58 937 872 7.4
Hawaii 9 61 59 3.3 10 69 66 4.3
Idaho 108 511 481 6.3 109 473 443 6.9
Montana 58 522 500 4.4 53 449 423 6.1
Nevada 37 384 366 5.0 35 342 326 4.8
New Mexico 34 800 759 5.4 34 764 720 6.1
Oregon 109 1,008 954 5.6 105 924 872 5.9
Utah 42 490 474 3.4 39 464 441 5.1
Washington 65 954 909 4.9 69 956 914 4.6
Wyoming 93 412 404 2.1 96 345 334 3.5
Subtotal   10,717 10,243 4.6   10,166 9,646 5.4
Totals 2,430 55,605 53,699 3.6 2,446 52,437 50,174 4.5

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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