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August 2018 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 August July
Number of Stations Vehicle-Miles (Millions) Percent Change Number of Stations Vehicle-Miles (Millions) Percent Change
2018 (Preliminary) 2017 2018 (Revised) 2017
Northeast
Connecticut - 151 152 -0.2 - 162 159 1.4
Maine - 529 530 0.0 49 549 555 -1.2
Massachusetts 4 204 207 -1.4 5 236 238 -0.9
New Hampshire 83 351 348 0.7 83 345 344 0.2
New Jersey 3 281 285 -1.5 3 274 278 -1.3
New York 48 1,576 1,507 4.6 48 1,476 1,459 1.1
Pennsylvania 35 2,205 2,226 -1.0 35 2,233 2,259 -1.2
Rhode Island 5 87 84 3.6 6 63 61 2.7
Vermont 30 310 310 0.2 31 318 320 -0.6
Subtotal 5,694 5,649 0.8 5,656 5,673 -0.3
South Atlantic
Delaware 17 158 157 0.5 27 261 268 -2.4
District of Columbia - 0 0 0.0 - 0 0 0.0
Florida 92 2,172 2,082 4.3 95 2,097 2,076 1.0
Georgia 46 1,642 1,605 2.3 48 1,855 1,838 0.9
Maryland 11 646 640 1.1 13 627 630 -0.5
North Carolina 24 1,894 1,849 2.4 26 1,910 1,924 -0.7
South Carolina - 1,615 1,580 2.2 - 1,636 1,638 -0.1
Virginia 316 2,025 2,006 0.9 321 2,037 2,043 -0.3
West Virginia 17 590 572 3.2 18 579 560 3.5
Subtotal 10,742 10,491 2.4 11,002 10,977 0.2
North Central
Illinois 32 1,684 1,664 1.2 33 1,754 1,733 1.2
Indiana 18 1,361 1,330 2.3 18 1,841 1,822 1.0
Iowa 73 1,326 1,295 2.4 78 1,353 1,338 1.1
Kansas 64 987 974 1.3 64 963 958 0.5
Michigan 56 1,908 1,871 2.0 54 1,927 1,943 -0.8
Minnesota 13 1,505 1,504 0.1 33 1,542 1,503 2.6
Missouri - 1,983 1,949 1.8 84 2,022 2,004 0.9
Nebraska 31 844 834 1.2 32 857 846 1.2
North Dakota 46 432 416 3.9 45 485 465 4.3
Ohio 42 1,850 1,841 0.5 44 1,830 1,848 -1.0
South Dakota 33 489 470 4.1 33 507 500 1.4
Wisconsin 60 1,799 1,770 1.7 74 1,871 1,852 1.0
Subtotal 16,168 15,918 1.6 16,952 16,812 0.8
South Gulf
Alabama 36 1,565 1,509 3.7 35 1,582 1,570 0.8
Arkansas 25 1,076 1,055 1.9 23 1,117 1,124 -0.6
Kentucky 20 1,495 1,521 -1.8 21 1,414 1,407 0.5
Louisiana - 1,282 1,232 4.1 - 1,264 1,250 1.1
Mississippi 40 1,181 1,167 1.2 41 1,219 1,227 -0.6
Oklahoma 30 1,440 1,417 1.7 30 1,279 1,272 0.5
Tennessee 17 1,663 1,634 1.8 15 1,737 1,709 1.7
Texas 104 5,064 4,844 4.5 106 4,885 4,807 1.6
Subtotal 14,766 14,379 2.7 14,497 14,366 0.9
West
Alaska 34 146 140 4.3 40 157 151 4.0
Arizona 45 1,094 896 22.1 45 984 965 2.0
California 69 3,512 3,539 -0.8 77 3,664 3,700 -1.0
Colorado 63 1,059 1,042 1.7 62 1,081 1,078 0.3
Hawaii 8 88 87 0.7 8 103 99 3.3
Idaho 100 650 640 1.7 106 665 648 2.7
Montana 68 728 726 0.2 68 742 737 0.7
Nevada 40 421 421 0.1 39 458 454 0.8
New Mexico 25 930 908 2.4 20 900 903 -0.3
Oregon 92 1,033 1,033 0.1 100 1,037 1,026 1.1
Utah 28 624 612 2.0 30 637 631 0.9
Washington 18 1,121 1,114 0.7 83 1,075 1,063 1.2
Wyoming 87 496 507 -2.1 90 501 498 0.5
Subtotal 11,902 11,665 2.0 12,004 11,953 0.4
Totals 2,148 59,276 58,102 2.0 2,439 60,110 59,783 0.5

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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