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April 2016 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 April March
Number of Stations Vehicle-Miles (Millions) Percent Change Number of Stations Vehicle-Miles (Millions) Percent Change
2016 (Preliminary) 2015 2016 (Revised) 2015
Northeast
Connecticut 10 133 133 0.5 10 137 127 7.9
Maine 11 490 484 1.1 57 493 474 4.1
Massachusetts 9 130 128 1.6 9 129 120 7.3
New Hampshire 90 267 261 2.4 90 265 256 3.9
New Jersey 2 270 270 0.0 2 266 249 6.8
New York 52 1,088 1,073 1.4 53 1,182 1,121 5.5
Pennsylvania 22 2,007 2,036 -1.4 21 2,021 1,864 8.5
Rhode Island 5 53 52 1.9 4 46 42 8.9
Vermont - 220 217 1.6 - 231 219 5.2
Subtotal 4,658 4,654 0.1 4,770 4,472 6.7
South Atlantic
Delaware 31 137 133 2.9 31 125 113 10.5
District of Columbia - 0 0 0.0 - 0 0 0.0
Florida 88 2,036 1,928 5.6 92 2,245 2,127 5.5
Georgia 51 1,667 1,609 3.6 53 1,655 1,560 6.1
Maryland 21 507 509 -0.4 21 525 477 10.0
North Carolina 17 1,635 1,595 2.5 20 1,768 1,634 8.2
South Carolina 62 1,400 1,343 4.2 60 1,475 1,344 9.7
Virginia 318 1,872 1,856 0.8 319 1,970 1,805 9.1
West Virginia 9 672 683 -1.5 11 808 759 6.5
Subtotal 9,926 9,656 2.8 10,571 9,819 7.7
North Central
Illinois 24 1,402 1,389 1.0 21 1,331 1,278 4.1
Indiana - 1,482 1,459 1.6 - 1,331 1,260 5.7
Iowa 58 1,137 1,115 2.0 59 1,109 1,051 5.5
Kansas 64 859 858 0.1 65 855 830 3.0
Michigan 63 1,548 1,511 2.5 63 1,553 1,479 5.0
Minnesota 23 1,327 1,335 -0.6 22 1,318 1,263 4.4
Missouri 80 1,544 1,497 3.2 82 1,400 1,315 6.5
Nebraska 36 760 734 3.5 36 739 709 4.2
North Dakota 31 492 509 -3.4 33 485 476 2.1
Ohio 48 1,634 1,600 2.1 49 1,602 1,513 5.9
South Dakota 36 413 413 0.0 38 427 417 2.4
Wisconsin 84 1,508 1,473 2.4 86 1,476 1,413 4.4
Subtotal 14,106 13,893 1.5 13,626 13,004 4.8
South Gulf
Alabama 53 1,520 1,459 4.2 43 1,486 1,391 6.8
Arkansas 21 796 775 2.8 22 915 860 6.4
Kentucky 25 1,549 1,534 1.0 23 1,526 1,422 7.3
Louisiana 5 1,071 1,060 1.0 4 964 976 -1.2
Mississippi 44 1,125 1,077 4.4 43 1,180 1,109 6.4
Oklahoma 44 1,126 1,113 1.1 44 1,095 1,037 5.6
Tennessee 19 1,480 1,431 3.4 21 1,717 1,565 9.7
Texas 4 4,193 4,128 1.6 3 4,683 4,408 6.2
Subtotal 12,860 12,577 2.3 13,566 12,768 6.3
West
Alaska 35 105 100 5.0 36 97 95 3.0
Arizona 43 978 945 3.5 44 920 879 4.7
California 59 3,484 3,339 4.3 72 3,140 2,985 5.2
Colorado 60 893 879 1.6 61 983 979 0.5
Hawaii 9 72 71 1.2 9 71 69 1.7
Idaho 112 505 479 5.4 109 486 466 4.5
Montana 57 459 450 1.9 64 436 427 2.2
Nevada 36 331 320 3.5 39 338 321 5.2
New Mexico 40 740 739 0.2 39 769 747 3.0
Oregon 103 815 766 6.5 105 783 763 2.6
Utah 40 482 466 3.5 40 474 462 2.6
Washington 69 1,012 969 4.5 65 912 886 2.9
Wyoming 92 332 342 -3.2 92 323 333 -3.0
Subtotal 10,208 9,865 3.5 9,732 9,412 3.4
Totals 2,315 51,760 50,644 2.2 2,385 52,263 49,473 5.6

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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