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May 2016 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 May April
Number of Stations Vehicle-Miles (Millions) Percent Change Number of Stations Vehicle-Miles (Millions) Percent Change
2016 (Preliminary) 2015 2016 (Revised) 2015
Northeast
Connecticut 22 2,082 2,086 -0.2 21 1,830 1,813 0.9
Maine - 227 228 -0.5 10 204 198 2.9
Massachusetts 49 3,783 3,783 0.0 55 3,286 3,265 0.6
New Hampshire 79 572 570 0.4 80 566 561 1.0
New Jersey 41 4,753 4,827 -1.5 39 4,800 4,814 -0.3
New York 81 7,574 7,566 0.1 80 7,247 6,951 4.3
Pennsylvania 19 4,258 4,261 -0.1 19 4,109 4,073 0.9
Rhode Island 73 514 531 -3.3 36 459 457 0.4
Vermont 13 124 124 0.5 15 113 113 0.2
Subtotal 23,887 23,976 -0.4 22,614 22,245 1.7
South Atlantic
Delaware 13 429 435 -1.3 12 429 423 1.5
District of Columbia 2 216 220 -1.6 - 210 209 0.6
Florida 131 10,033 9,728 3.1 131 9,730 9,395 3.6
Georgia 90 5,454 5,343 2.1 91 5,344 5,191 3.0
Maryland 25 3,602 3,629 -0.8 26 3,365 3,351 0.4
North Carolina 20 4,669 4,739 -1.5 18 4,386 4,251 3.2
South Carolina 41 1,977 1,944 1.7 44 2,012 1,956 2.8
Virginia 351 3,744 3,755 -0.3 351 3,658 3,623 1.0
West Virginia 13 493 509 -3.1 9 489 505 -3.2
Subtotal 30,617 30,302 1.0 29,623 28,904 2.5
North Central
Illinois 43 5,673 5,561 2.0 40 5,759 5,682 1.3
Indiana - 2,599 2,572 1.1 - 2,803 2,689 4.2
Iowa 7 921 904 1.8 16 907 878 3.3
Kansas 17 952 973 -2.2 18 1,025 1,021 0.4
Michigan 55 4,894 4,971 -1.5 55 5,388 4,953 8.8
Minnesota 28 2,450 2,460 -0.4 29 2,378 2,352 1.1
Missouri 63 2,876 2,823 1.9 59 2,673 2,600 2.8
Nebraska 14 585 579 1.1 14 574 569 0.9
North Dakota 8 158 149 6.1 8 168 167 0.2
Ohio 86 5,364 5,196 3.2 86 4,932 4,782 3.1
South Dakota 5 211 210 0.4 6 200 202 -1.0
Wisconsin 70 2,215 2,167 2.2 76 2,189 2,158 1.5
Subtotal 28,898 28,565 1.2 28,996 28,053 3.4
South Gulf
Alabama 50 2,206 2,179 1.3 48 2,173 2,152 0.9
Arkansas 6 1,393 1,366 2.0 7 1,186 1,169 1.5
Kentucky 18 1,414 1,414 0.0 12 1,591 1,601 -0.6
Louisiana 3 2,008 1,968 2.0 4 2,023 1,974 2.5
Mississippi 26 1,072 1,057 1.4 28 1,134 1,113 1.8
Oklahoma 27 1,625 1,587 2.4 27 1,647 1,634 0.8
Tennessee 11 3,273 3,257 0.5 16 3,258 3,191 2.1
Texas 4 13,310 12,859 3.5 5 12,673 12,230 3.6
Subtotal 26,301 25,687 2.4 25,685 25,064 2.5
West
Alaska 50 220 223 -1.0 46 210 207 1.4
Arizona 104 3,639 3,526 3.2 65 3,641 3,531 3.1
California 121 21,226 20,254 4.8 101 22,706 22,047 3.0
Colorado 35 2,544 2,474 2.8 36 2,682 2,643 1.5
Hawaii 51 401 375 7.0 51 572 530 7.9
Idaho 73 487 462 5.3 73 472 450 4.8
Montana 8 212 207 2.7 8 180 181 -0.2
Nevada 33 1,280 1,247 2.6 33 1,179 1,145 3.0
New Mexico 26 747 747 0.1 28 777 779 -0.2
Oregon 48 1,498 1,453 3.1 51 1,443 1,387 4.0
Utah 54 1,347 1,274 5.7 53 1,393 1,324 5.2
Washington 54 3,419 3,343 2.3 56 2,967 2,861 3.7
Wyoming 29 167 163 2.0 37 152 158 -3.5
Subtotal 37,187 35,748 4.0 38,374 37,243 3.0
Totals 2,290 146,891 144,274 1.8 2,229 145,291 141,508 2.7

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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