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March 2017 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
2017 (Preliminary) 2016 2017 (Revised) 2016
Northeast
Connecticut 10 132 138 -4.4 10 113 113 0.0
Maine - 474 490 -3.3 8 405 415 -2.3
Massachusetts 9 123 130 -5.2 8 117 123 -5.0
New Hampshire 86 257 263 -2.3 86 230 227 1.3
New Jersey - 255 263 -3.3 1 223 221 0.9
New York 18 1,094 1,130 -3.2 44 943 907 3.9
Pennsylvania 25 1,907 1,983 -3.9 25 1,664 1,589 4.7
Rhode Island 4 46 47 -3.3 5 47 48 -0.7
Vermont 27 240 248 -3.5 32 220 214 2.8
Subtotal 4,528 4,692 -3.5 3,962 3,857 2.7
South Atlantic
Delaware 31 124 125 -0.3 30 124 119 3.5
District of Columbia - 0 0 0.0 - 0 0 0.0
Florida 96 2,247 2,182 3.0 96 1,850 1,790 3.3
Georgia 48 1,744 1,716 1.6 48 1,532 1,492 2.7
Maryland 22 499 516 -3.2 22 414 394 5.1
North Carolina 18 1,737 1,748 -0.6 19 1,499 1,411 6.2
South Carolina 62 1,486 1,475 0.8 57 1,231 1,169 5.3
Virginia 318 1,411 1,435 -1.7 313 1,231 1,158 6.3
West Virginia 19 650 658 -1.2 19 434 411 5.6
Subtotal 9,898 9,855 0.4 8,315 7,944 4.7
North Central
Illinois 17 1,328 1,324 0.3 15 1,384 1,351 2.4
Indiana 8 1,256 1,263 -0.5 8 1,106 1,067 3.7
Iowa 87 1,138 1,130 0.7 88 960 916 4.8
Kansas 66 852 840 1.4 66 745 725 2.8
Michigan 63 1,538 1,528 0.6 38 1,300 1,240 4.9
Minnesota 23 1,275 1,272 0.3 22 1,082 1,048 3.2
Missouri 83 1,374 1,366 0.6 83 1,126 1,099 2.4
Nebraska 36 726 710 2.3 36 586 561 4.5
North Dakota 46 445 450 -1.3 49 330 331 -0.3
Ohio 45 1,560 1,554 0.4 44 1,334 1,289 3.5
South Dakota 35 418 415 0.7 38 327 324 1.1
Wisconsin 95 1,469 1,444 1.8 86 1,246 1,210 2.9
Subtotal 13,379 13,296 0.6 11,526 11,161 3.3
South Gulf
Alabama 53 1,474 1,447 1.9 60 1,168 1,147 1.9
Arkansas 21 909 875 3.9 22 729 714 2.2
Kentucky 23 1,555 1,535 1.2 24 1,182 1,130 4.7
Louisiana 2 985 936 5.3 2 851 846 0.7
Mississippi 27 1,169 1,148 1.8 22 1,042 1,031 1.1
Oklahoma 45 1,126 1,117 0.8 47 996 1,012 -1.6
Tennessee 25 1,606 1,565 2.6 26 1,199 1,136 5.5
Texas 102 4,748 4,611 3.0 102 4,015 3,945 1.8
Subtotal 13,572 13,234 2.6 11,182 10,961 2.0
West
Alaska 38 94 97 -3.6 36 75 80 -6.2
Arizona 39 933 926 0.7 38 901 905 -0.5
California 72 3,003 2,912 3.1 58 2,505 2,515 -0.4
Colorado 55 1,016 952 6.7 51 809 768 5.2
Hawaii 11 74 72 2.6 11 68 67 0.3
Idaho - 473 466 1.6 - 373 383 -2.8
Montana 69 418 417 0.3 70 339 355 -4.6
Nevada 33 344 341 0.9 35 268 267 0.4
New Mexico 43 808 794 1.8 38 698 691 0.9
Oregon 104 785 777 1.1 102 624 641 -2.7
Utah 41 496 479 3.6 44 381 376 1.3
Washington 81 904 912 -0.9 80 687 717 -4.3
Wyoming 89 329 320 2.9 90 263 278 -5.1
Subtotal 9,677 9,465 2.2 7,991 8,043 -0.6
Totals 2,370 51,054 50,543 1.0 2,354 42,976 41,968 2.4

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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