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October 2015 Traffic Volume Trends

Changes on Rural 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
2015 (Preliminary) 2014 2015 (Revised) 2014
Northeast
Connecticut 17 2,047 2,042 0.3 17 1,911 1,896 0.8
Maine 10 229 225 2.0 10 211 205 2.8
Massachusetts 63 3,834 3,772 1.7 57 3,604 3,554 1.4
New Hampshire 79 578 561 3.1 84 531 512 3.7
New Jersey 41 4,870 4,919 -1.0 38 4,874 4,794 1.7
New York 78 6,811 6,610 3.0 74 6,920 6,513 6.3
Pennsylvania 24 4,235 4,283 -1.1 27 4,312 4,277 0.8
Rhode Island 39 426 419 1.7 72 716 695 3.1
Vermont - 112 110 2.3 - 110 105 4.0
Subtotal 23,142 22,941 0.9 23,189 22,551 2.8
South Atlantic
Delaware 13 412 407 1.4 14 468 439 6.5
District of Columbia 3 218 225 -3.2 3 230 226 1.6
Florida 128 9,844 9,392 4.8 117 9,041 8,565 5.5
Georgia 94 5,203 5,050 3.0 96 4,743 4,576 3.6
Maryland 25 3,612 3,576 1.0 26 2,999 2,966 1.1
North Carolina 22 4,097 4,104 -0.2 23 3,830 3,725 2.8
South Carolina 41 1,729 1,714 0.9 40 1,754 1,658 5.8
Virginia 362 3,677 3,641 1.0 355 3,500 3,401 2.9
West Virginia 9 670 661 1.3 5 544 530 2.6
Subtotal 29,462 28,770 2.4 27,109 26,086 3.9
North Central
Illinois 42 5,733 5,670 1.1 34 5,166 5,050 2.3
Indiana - 3,054 3,002 1.7 - 2,874 2,754 4.4
Iowa 27 917 927 -1.1 24 889 875 1.6
Kansas 19 1,060 1,039 2.1 19 1,004 977 2.8
Michigan 55 5,093 4,866 4.7 55 5,009 4,612 8.6
Minnesota 27 2,247 2,218 1.3 23 2,212 2,182 1.4
Missouri 59 2,567 2,486 3.3 60 2,743 2,639 3.9
Nebraska 14 592 585 1.3 14 538 523 2.9
North Dakota 9 186 194 -3.9 9 146 154 -5.2
Ohio 84 5,040 4,990 1.0 84 4,779 4,642 3.0
South Dakota 6 192 189 1.4 5 186 183 1.4
Wisconsin 85 2,032 1,973 3.0 80 2,192 2,110 3.9
Subtotal 28,713 28,139 2.0 27,738 26,701 3.9
South Gulf
Alabama 47 2,037 2,021 0.8 51 1,944 1,914 1.5
Arkansas 4 1,262 1,202 4.9 3 1,102 1,014 8.7
Kentucky 10 1,396 1,416 -1.4 7 1,352 1,300 4.0
Louisiana 11 2,101 2,056 2.2 14 2,062 1,976 4.3
Mississippi 26 1,105 1,076 2.6 21 1,012 951 6.4
Oklahoma 26 1,785 1,794 -0.5 24 1,757 1,759 -0.1
Tennessee 11 2,822 2,721 3.7 10 2,723 2,556 6.5
Texas 70 12,930 12,615 2.5 83 12,584 11,794 6.7
Subtotal 25,438 24,901 2.2 24,536 23,264 5.5
West
Alaska 38 180 180 0.3 38 166 168 -0.9
Arizona 109 2,922 2,863 2.1 105 2,783 2,658 4.7
California 110 23,173 21,786 6.4 122 19,115 18,250 4.7
Colorado 33 2,489 2,489 0.0 34 2,422 2,349 3.1
Hawaii 48 715 642 11.3 50 677 628 7.9
Idaho 74 469 455 3.1 77 464 449 3.3
Montana 9 209 210 -0.2 1 229 224 2.5
Nevada 35 1,174 1,164 0.8 37 1,055 1,030 2.4
New Mexico 29 689 697 -1.1 30 673 668 0.7
Oregon 48 1,316 1,266 4.0 49 1,278 1,225 4.3
Utah 52 1,301 1,262 3.0 49 1,239 1,202 3.0
Washington 27 2,856 2,772 3.0 62 3,049 2,952 3.3
Wyoming 36 157 160 -1.8 37 154 153 0.6
Subtotal 37,650 35,946 4.7 33,304 31,956 4.2
Totals 2,328 144,407 140,694 2.6 2,369 135,874 130,558 4.1

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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