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September 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 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 20 1,962 1,951 0.6 20 2,078 2,040 1.9
Maine 7 223 216 3.3 - 237 236 0.2
Massachusetts 47 3,653 3,659 -0.2 44 3,987 3,961 0.7
New Hampshire 2 533 527 1.2 80 597 585 2.0
New Jersey 31 4,991 4,949 0.8 36 4,764 4,678 1.8
New York 75 6,710 6,545 2.5 78 7,280 7,201 1.1
Pennsylvania 16 4,520 4,384 3.1 18 4,570 4,465 2.3
Rhode Island 73 694 710 -2.1 74 610 607 0.6
Vermont 14 127 125 1.9 13 140 134 4.1
Subtotal 23,413 23,066 1.5 24,263 23,907 1.5
South Atlantic
Delaware 14 508 499 1.6 12 513 507 1.0
District of Columbia 3 228 224 1.7 1 256 242 5.5
Florida 133 9,683 9,335 3.7 132 10,043 9,667 3.9
Georgia 88 4,937 4,801 2.8 91 5,473 5,280 3.7
Maryland 18 3,031 2,989 1.4 19 3,759 3,677 2.2
North Carolina 17 4,291 4,128 3.9 20 4,722 4,540 4.0
South Carolina 39 1,883 1,869 0.8 38 1,940 1,865 4.0
Virginia 357 3,544 3,475 2.0 350 3,839 3,722 3.2
West Virginia 6 556 557 -0.3 11 563 575 -2.0
Subtotal 28,661 27,877 2.8 31,108 30,075 3.4
North Central
Illinois 39 5,268 5,118 2.9 35 5,173 5,025 3.0
Indiana 13 2,655 2,663 -0.3 13 2,757 2,791 -1.2
Iowa 13 913 879 3.9 14 923 887 4.0
Kansas 17 924 915 1.0 17 1,003 989 1.4
Michigan 53 5,227 5,082 2.9 53 5,052 4,832 4.6
Minnesota 23 2,255 2,245 0.4 24 2,397 2,379 0.8
Missouri 66 2,834 2,773 2.2 64 2,871 2,783 3.1
Nebraska 14 544 543 0.2 14 574 563 1.9
North Dakota 9 149 147 1.4 8 153 155 -1.4
Ohio 78 4,922 4,807 2.4 84 5,295 5,121 3.4
South Dakota 5 184 188 -1.8 - 211 208 1.2
Wisconsin 78 2,161 2,177 -0.7 78 2,328 2,292 1.6
Subtotal 28,036 27,537 1.8 28,737 28,025 2.5
South Gulf
Alabama 53 2,160 2,124 1.7 48 2,273 2,223 2.3
Arkansas 6 1,105 1,109 -0.3 5 1,292 1,283 0.7
Kentucky 16 1,499 1,480 1.3 19 1,670 1,646 1.4
Louisiana 2 2,037 2,078 -2.0 2 2,199 2,260 -2.7
Mississippi 20 1,033 1,015 1.8 17 1,072 1,061 1.0
Oklahoma 24 1,738 1,700 2.2 26 1,800 1,752 2.7
Tennessee 9 2,914 2,873 1.4 10 2,967 2,915 1.8
Texas 72 12,914 12,515 3.2 70 13,118 12,719 3.1
Subtotal 25,400 24,894 2.0 26,391 25,859 2.1
West
Alaska 38 187 184 1.9 31 204 200 2.2
Arizona 89 2,728 2,641 3.3 93 2,513 2,398 4.8
California 89 19,728 18,496 6.7 114 22,742 21,397 6.3
Colorado 32 2,580 2,487 3.7 34 2,839 2,721 4.4
Hawaii 50 613 590 4.0 49 575 554 3.8
Idaho 74 484 460 5.2 72 520 486 6.9
Montana 7 230 220 4.9 8 311 298 4.5
Nevada 33 1,128 1,076 4.8 35 1,140 1,098 3.8
New Mexico 29 694 680 2.1 29 684 674 1.6
Oregon 47 1,466 1,417 3.4 13 1,592 1,523 4.5
Utah 53 1,318 1,249 5.5 50 1,517 1,420 6.8
Washington 65 3,238 3,086 4.9 57 3,217 3,063 5.0
Wyoming 25 153 156 -1.8 29 164 166 -0.8
Subtotal 34,547 32,742 5.5 38,018 35,998 5.6
Totals 2,201 140,058 136,116 2.9 2,252 148,516 143,865 3.2

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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