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August 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 August July
Number of Stations Vehicle-Miles (Millions) Percent Change Number of Stations Vehicle-Miles (Millions) Percent Change
2016 (Preliminary) 2015 2016 (Revised) 2015
Northeast
Connecticut 9 151 149 0.9 9 158 158 0.3
Maine - 568 567 0.2 53 608 595 2.1
Massachusetts 9 138 139 -0.7 8 164 161 1.7
New Hampshire - 340 337 0.7 81 342 336 1.8
New Jersey 3 274 277 -1.1 3 268 272 -1.3
New York 49 1,550 1,533 1.1 52 1,512 1,499 0.9
Pennsylvania 23 2,309 2,305 0.2 22 2,323 2,337 -0.6
Rhode Island 4 82 79 3.7 5 68 67 2.0
Vermont 20 284 285 -0.2 28 298 298 0.0
Subtotal 5,696 5,671 0.4 5,741 5,723 0.3
South Atlantic
Delaware 30 157 158 -0.1 26 271 268 1.1
District of Columbia - 0 0 0.0 - 0 0 0.0
Florida 95 2,043 1,925 6.1 94 2,079 1,957 6.2
Georgia 55 1,468 1,429 2.8 50 1,724 1,685 2.3
Maryland 22 609 611 -0.4 21 602 607 -0.8
North Carolina 18 1,808 1,754 3.1 17 1,913 1,852 3.3
South Carolina 57 1,507 1,452 3.8 62 1,630 1,550 5.2
Virginia 313 2,120 2,075 2.2 315 2,195 2,158 1.7
West Virginia 10 664 659 0.8 10 681 664 2.6
Subtotal 10,376 10,063 3.1 11,095 10,741 3.3
North Central
Illinois 13 1,595 1,556 2.5 14 1,687 1,672 0.9
Indiana 14 1,425 1,385 2.9 20 1,922 1,888 1.8
Iowa 22 1,262 1,232 2.4 20 1,291 1,290 0.1
Kansas 64 931 921 1.1 63 952 941 1.1
Michigan 63 1,774 1,756 1.0 63 1,822 1,816 0.3
Minnesota 18 1,505 1,489 1.0 17 1,473 1,454 1.3
Missouri 80 1,916 1,882 1.8 83 2,018 1,996 1.1
Nebraska 35 842 818 2.9 36 873 857 1.9
North Dakota 31 453 468 -3.3 29 515 534 -3.6
Ohio 46 1,776 1,759 1.0 46 1,813 1,798 0.8
South Dakota - 474 468 1.1 32 513 514 -0.2
Wisconsin 71 1,759 1,732 1.6 75 1,857 1,831 1.4
Subtotal 15,712 15,466 1.6 16,736 16,591 0.9
South Gulf
Alabama 55 1,492 1,450 2.9 54 1,575 1,540 2.2
Arkansas 18 992 987 0.5 25 1,091 1,076 1.5
Kentucky 26 1,442 1,434 0.5 26 1,374 1,377 -0.2
Louisiana 4 1,269 1,273 -0.3 4 1,207 1,241 -2.8
Mississippi 31 1,176 1,147 2.6 39 1,267 1,216 4.2
Oklahoma 45 1,293 1,299 -0.4 48 1,177 1,186 -0.7
Tennessee 13 1,725 1,645 4.9 17 1,876 1,802 4.1
Texas 1 4,868 4,538 7.3 2 4,881 4,558 7.1
Subtotal 14,257 13,773 3.5 14,448 13,996 3.2
West
Alaska 29 135 132 2.1 35 143 141 1.5
Arizona 44 903 865 4.4 44 999 967 3.2
California 67 3,861 3,623 6.5 83 4,143 3,836 8.0
Colorado 53 1,045 1,009 3.5 57 1,093 1,058 3.3
Hawaii 9 85 82 2.7 8 94 94 0.2
Idaho 95 641 603 6.3 100 650 622 4.6
Montana 64 725 704 3.0 48 743 725 2.5
Nevada 35 399 379 5.2 38 437 413 5.7
New Mexico 37 857 842 1.8 36 873 855 2.1
Oregon 38 1,023 969 5.6 100 1,008 969 4.1
Utah 36 584 558 4.8 40 609 581 4.8
Washington 69 1,077 1,032 4.4 73 1,032 997 3.6
Wyoming 86 484 496 -2.4 86 503 511 -1.5
Subtotal 11,819 11,294 4.6 12,327 11,769 4.7
Totals 2,029 57,859 56,267 2.8 2,317 60,349 58,819 2.6

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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