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March 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 March February
Number of Stations Vehicle-Miles (Millions) Percent Change Number of Stations Vehicle-Miles (Millions) Percent Change
2016 (Preliminary) 2015 2016 (Revised) 2015
Northeast
Connecticut 10 137 127 7.9 10 112 102 10.0
Maine 57 493 474 4.1 10 417 387 7.9
Massachusetts 9 129 120 7.3 4 123 108 14.0
New Hampshire 90 265 256 3.9 90 229 208 10.2
New Jersey 2 266 249 6.8 3 223 214 4.5
New York 53 1,182 1,121 5.5 52 970 917 5.7
Pennsylvania 21 2,021 1,864 8.5 27 1,615 1,546 4.5
Rhode Island 4 46 42 8.9 1 47 41 13.9
Vermont - 231 219 5.2 - 207 194 6.8
Subtotal 4,770 4,472 6.7 3,943 3,717 6.1
South Atlantic
Delaware 31 125 113 10.5 34 121 110 10.3
District of Columbia - 0 0 0.0 - 0 0 0.0
Florida 92 2,266 2,127 6.5 94 1,852 1,743 6.2
Georgia 53 1,655 1,560 6.1 48 1,437 1,351 6.3
Maryland 21 525 477 10.0 21 398 374 6.6
North Carolina 20 1,768 1,634 8.2 20 1,426 1,285 11.0
South Carolina 60 1,475 1,344 9.7 60 1,170 1,084 7.9
Virginia 319 1,970 1,805 9.1 318 1,586 1,441 10.1
West Virginia 11 808 759 6.5 9 512 478 7.0
Subtotal 10,592 9,819 7.9 8,502 7,866 8.1
North Central
Illinois 21 1,331 1,278 4.1 15 1,357 1,288 5.3
Indiana - 1,331 1,260 5.7 - 1,154 1,065 8.4
Iowa 59 1,109 1,051 5.5 58 896 861 4.0
Kansas 65 855 830 3.0 66 738 698 5.7
Michigan 63 1,553 1,479 5.0 63 1,263 1,176 7.4
Minnesota 22 1,318 1,263 4.4 24 1,100 1,062 3.5
Missouri 82 1,400 1,315 6.5 80 1,127 1,023 10.2
Nebraska 36 739 709 4.2 36 583 553 5.5
North Dakota 33 485 476 2.1 34 357 357 -0.1
Ohio 49 1,602 1,513 5.9 46 1,326 1,222 8.5
South Dakota 38 427 417 2.4 39 333 330 0.9
Wisconsin 86 1,476 1,413 4.4 75 1,237 1,177 5.1
Subtotal 13,626 13,004 4.8 11,471 10,812 6.1
South Gulf
Alabama 43 1,486 1,391 6.8 62 1,179 1,106 6.6
Arkansas 22 915 860 6.4 16 747 666 12.0
Kentucky 23 1,526 1,422 7.3 22 1,132 997 13.6
Louisiana 4 964 976 -1.2 3 882 820 7.6
Mississippi 43 1,180 1,109 6.4 44 1,061 1,000 6.0
Oklahoma 44 1,095 1,037 5.6 40 995 896 11.1
Tennessee 21 1,717 1,565 9.7 19 1,246 1,114 11.8
Texas 3 4,683 4,408 6.2 3 3,722 3,780 -1.5
Subtotal 13,566 12,768 6.3 10,964 10,379 5.6
West
Alaska 36 98 95 3.0 33 81 76 6.0
Arizona 44 920 879 4.7 41 900 882 2.0
California 72 3,140 2,985 5.2 63 2,709 2,548 6.3
Colorado 61 983 979 0.5 52 796 757 5.2
Hawaii 9 71 69 1.7 10 66 64 2.7
Idaho 109 486 466 4.5 107 400 388 3.2
Montana 63 440 427 3.1 65 372 363 2.4
Nevada 39 338 321 5.2 38 265 258 2.9
New Mexico 39 769 747 3.0 36 669 644 3.8
Oregon 105 783 763 2.6 106 646 625 3.4
Utah 40 474 462 2.6 44 372 360 3.3
Washington 65 912 886 2.9 68 718 699 2.6
Wyoming 92 323 333 -3.0 94 280 284 -1.4
Subtotal 9,737 9,412 3.5 8,274 7,948 4.1
Totals 2,384 52,288 49,473 5.7 2,303 43,151 40,720 6.0

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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