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September 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 September August
Number of Stations Vehicle-Miles (Millions) Percent Change Number of Stations Vehicle-Miles (Millions) Percent Change
2016 (Preliminary) 2015 2016 (Revised) 2015
Northeast
Connecticut 9 143 143 0.3 9 151 149 0.9
Maine 31 541 517 4.5 - 568 567 0.2
Massachusetts 11 134 135 -0.7 9 138 139 -0.7
New Hampshire - 291 287 1.3 81 343 337 1.8
New Jersey 3 307 307 0.1 3 274 277 -1.1
New York 50 1,175 1,150 2.2 49 1,550 1,533 1.1
Pennsylvania 22 2,111 2,075 1.7 23 2,309 2,305 0.2
Rhode Island 5 68 66 3.9 4 82 79 3.7
Vermont 30 245 242 1.2 20 284 285 -0.2
Subtotal 5,015 4,922 1.9 5,699 5,671 0.5
South Atlantic
Delaware 35 160 157 2.1 30 157 158 -0.1
District of Columbia - 0 0 0.0 - 0 0 0.0
Florida 95 1,891 1,775 6.5 95 2,032 1,925 5.6
Georgia 54 1,390 1,337 4.0 55 1,468 1,429 2.8
Maryland 20 549 547 0.5 22 609 611 -0.4
North Carolina 17 1,666 1,596 4.4 18 1,808 1,754 3.1
South Carolina 60 1,388 1,327 4.6 57 1,507 1,452 3.8
Virginia 313 1,918 1,849 3.7 313 2,120 2,075 2.2
West Virginia 8 646 615 5.0 10 664 659 0.8
Subtotal 9,608 9,203 4.4 10,365 10,063 3.0
North Central
Illinois 17 1,458 1,424 2.4 13 1,595 1,556 2.5
Indiana 19 1,450 1,402 3.4 14 1,425 1,385 2.9
Iowa 19 1,180 1,159 1.8 22 1,262 1,232 2.4
Kansas 63 954 943 1.2 64 931 921 1.1
Michigan 61 1,631 1,603 1.7 63 1,774 1,756 1.0
Minnesota 17 1,432 1,379 3.9 18 1,505 1,489 1.0
Missouri 79 1,922 1,874 2.5 80 1,916 1,882 1.8
Nebraska 36 812 777 4.4 35 842 818 2.9
North Dakota 32 412 426 -3.3 31 453 468 -3.3
Ohio 47 1,675 1,654 1.3 46 1,776 1,759 1.0
South Dakota 31 451 445 1.4 - 474 468 1.1
Wisconsin 80 1,647 1,616 1.9 71 1,759 1,732 1.6
Subtotal 15,024 14,702 2.2 15,712 15,466 1.6
South Gulf
Alabama 57 1,329 1,284 3.5 55 1,492 1,450 2.9
Arkansas 21 853 830 2.7 18 992 987 0.5
Kentucky 25 1,415 1,389 1.8 26 1,442 1,434 0.5
Louisiana 2 833 837 -0.5 4 1,269 1,273 -0.3
Mississippi 34 1,140 1,101 3.5 31 1,173 1,147 2.3
Oklahoma 30 1,136 1,114 2.0 45 1,293 1,299 -0.4
Tennessee 20 1,622 1,560 4.0 13 1,725 1,645 4.9
Texas 96 4,385 4,264 2.8 89 4,577 4,538 0.9
Subtotal 12,713 12,379 2.7 13,963 13,773 1.4
West
Alaska 30 113 108 4.7 29 135 132 2.1
Arizona 47 901 857 5.1 44 903 865 4.4
California 63 3,255 3,002 8.5 67 3,861 3,623 6.5
Colorado 52 1,037 981 5.7 53 1,045 1,009 3.5
Hawaii 9 73 71 2.5 9 85 82 2.7
Idaho 106 570 537 6.2 95 641 603 6.3
Montana 70 594 566 4.9 64 725 704 3.0
Nevada 38 358 336 6.8 35 399 379 5.2
New Mexico 38 840 807 4.1 37 857 842 1.8
Oregon 99 926 878 5.5 38 1,023 969 5.6
Utah 43 533 502 6.1 36 584 558 4.8
Washington 70 1,099 1,051 4.5 69 1,077 1,032 4.4
Wyoming 91 461 459 0.3 86 484 496 -2.4
Subtotal 10,760 10,155 6.0 11,819 11,294 4.6
Totals 2,305 53,119 51,361 3.4 2,198 57,558 56,267 2.3

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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