TRAFFIC VOLUME U.S. Department of Transportation JANUARY 1989 Federal Highway TRENDS TRAVEL ON ALL ROADS AND STREETS IS UP BY 6.5 PERCENT FOR JANUARY 1909 AS COMPARED TO JANUARY 1988. COMPILED WITH DATA ON HAND AS OF MARCH 16. 19119. Pubi ication No. F HWA-PL-89-005 TRAFFIC VOLUME TRENDS - JANUARY 113-139 BASED ON PRELIMINARY REPORTS FROM THE STATE Iit(;llWAY AGENCIES, TRAVEL DURING JANUARY 1989 ON ALL ROADS AND STREETS IN THE NATION INCREASED BY 6.5 PERCENT AS COMPARED TO JA!JIIAR'i 1988, RESULTING IN ESTIMATED TRAVEL FOR THE MONTH AT 155613 MIILJON VEHICLE-MILES. THIS TOTAL INCLUDES 59785 MILLION VEHICLE--MILES ON RURAL ROADS AND 95827 MILLION VEHICLE-MILES ON URBAN ROADS Ar.ln STREETS. TRAVEL FOR THE CURRENT MONTH AS WELL AS THE Cl!MULATIVE YEARLY TOTAL ON ALL ROADS AND STREETS IS SHOWN BELOW. SIMILAR TOTALS FOR EACH YEAR SINCE 1970 ARE ALSO INCLUDED. TRAVEL IN MILLIOFJS ALL ROADS AND STREETS YEAR JANUARY YEAR TO DATE 1970 80173 8$173 1971 8533G 8 5 3 36 1972 92465 92.165 1973 96664 !?(;GGfl 1974 95030 95930: 1975 98342 9R342 1976 102460 .!0%4GO 1977 102445 1C2445 1978 109838 109838 1979 114354 11~1354 1980 116462 1 fGt162 1981 1 16049 1 1604 3 1982 109757 109 757 1983 119436 1 1943G1 1984 122529 1275291 1985 124122 174122' 1986 132998 132998~ 1987 139918 1.399 1 1988 146174 I JIG174l 1989 155613 15'3613 "TRAFFIC VOLUME TRENDS" IS A MONTHLY REPORT RASE[) ON HOURLY TRAFFIC COUNT DATA. THESE DATA. COLLECTED AT APPROXIMA~ELY 4000 CONTINUOUS TRAFFIC COUNTING LOCATIONS NATIONWIDE, ARE IJSE11 r0 DErERMlNE THE PERCENT CHANGE IN TRAFFIC FOR THE CURRENT MONTH COMf'ANEO 1'0 TWE SAME MONTH IN T~[E PREVIOUS YEAR. Ti-IIS PERCENT CHANGE IS APPL(EI7 TI! TkiE TRAVEL FOR THE SAME PERIOD IN THE PREVIOUS YEAR TO OBTAIN TRAVEL FOR THE CURRENT PERIOD. FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. FOR EXTRA COPIES, OR TO BE PUT ON THE MONTHLY MAILING LIST, CONrACT: KENNETH H. WELTY FEDERAL HIGHWAY AUMINISTRATION OFFICE OF YIGHWAY INFORMATION MANAGEMENT 400 7TH STREET S. W., ROOM 3300 - tlpM- 30 WASHINGTON, D.C. 20590 I PHONE 202-366-5055 ~ I I I I I I I I 1 I I FIGURE 1 - MOVING 12-MONTH TOTRL ON HLL HIGHWRYS FEDERAL HIGHWAY ADMINISTRATION OFFICE OF HIGHWAY INFORMATION MANAGEMENT 400 - 7TH STREET. S.W. WASHINGTON. D.C. 20590 TABLE 1. ESTIMATED INDIVIDUAL MONTHLY MOTOR VEHICLE TRAVEL IN THE UNITED STATES * MONTH SYSTEM JAN FEB MAR APR MA I' JUNE JULY AUG -- - -- - 1988 INDIVIDUAI. MONTHLY VEHICLE-MILES OF TRAVEL IN BILLIONS** I u OTHER RURAL 21.9 21.3 26.0 29.0 URBAN 90.5 85.8 98.0 98.3 101.4 ALL SYSTEMS 146.2 139.4 163.4 164.8 174.3 , -_ 1989 INDIVIDUAL MONTHLY VEHICLE-MILES OF TRAVEL IN BILLIONS*** URBAN 95.8 ALL SYSTEMS 155.6 PERCENT CHANGE IN INDIVIDUAL MONTHLY TRAVEL 1989 VS. 1988 OTHER RURAL ALL SYSTEMS 6.5 FEDERAL HIGHWAY ADMINISTRATION OFFICE OF HIGHWAY INFORMATION MANAGEMENT 400 - 7TH STREET, S.W. WASHINGTON, D.C. 20590 TABLE 2. ESTIMATED CUMULATIVE MONTHLY MOTOR VEHICLE TRAVEL IN THE UNITED STATES * MONTH ALL SYSTEMS 1989 CUMULATIVE MONTHLY VEHICLE-MILES OF TRAVEL IN BILLIONSL** * SYSTEM ENTRIES MAY NOT ADD TO GIVE "ALL SYSTEMS" TOTAL DUE TO ROUNDING. ** THESE ARE PRELIMINARY ESTIMATES WHICH WILL BE REVISED TO AGREE WITH FINAL ESTIMATES OF 1988 ANNUAL TRAVEL PROVIDED BY STATE HIGHWAY DEPARTMENTS. *** TO BE REVISED BASED ON 1989 FINAL TRAVEL ESTIMATES. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT KENNETH WELTY, OFFICE OF HIGHWAY INFORMATION MANAGEMENT. FEDERAL'HIGHWAY ADMINISTRATION, PHONE 202-366-5055. -- PREL IMI N~KYl)ilr\Co~ JANUARY REVISED DATA FOR DECEMBER ---- -- -- P VEtllCLt -MI1 CS VEtfICLE-MILES (MILL IoNsl PERCENT A(:F (MILLIONS) PERCENTAGE CI 1ANGE CHANGE 1989 1988 CLASS OF ROAD. ALL STATES: - ---- -_- RURAL ARTERIAL ROADS ........... 36.449 33.718 8.1 39.653 37.568 5.6 OTHER RURAL. ROADS .............. 23.336 21.925 6 4 7- 24.900 23.884 4.3 ALL RURAL ROADS., ............... 59.785 55,643 7.4 64.553 61.452 CITY STREETS 5.0 ................... 95.827 90.531 5.9 97,094 94,128 3 .2. ALL ROADS AND STREETS 155.613 .......... 14s. 174 6.5 161,647 155.580 3.9 48 STATES (RURAL ARTERIAL ): EASTERN REGION................. 12,537 11,458 9.4 13.788 13.080 5.4 CENTRAL REGION................. 17.159 15,911 7.8 18.627 17.635 5.6 WESTERN REGION ................. 6.612 6.213 6.4 7.107 6,728 5.6 TOTAL ................... 36.308 33.582 8. I 39.522 37,443 5.6 TABLE 4.-(:+lANGE$ ON RURAL ARTERIAL ROADS BY STATES I JANUARY 1 JANUARY (PRELIMINARY) (PRELIMINARY) DIVISION AN0 STATE DIVISION AND STATE I---- NUMBER PER- I NUMBER 1 PER- NUMBER OF 1 CENTAGE CFNTAGE CENTAGE I1 STATIONS I CHANGE STAT"'" IONS CHANGE"" -- i ---A- NEW ENGLAND: EAST SOUTH CEFJ TRAL : CONNECTICUT ....... 10 ALABAMA ........... 48 MAINE ............. KENTUCKY ......... 29 MASSACHUSETTS ..... 10 MISSISSIPPI ...... 10 NEW HAMPSHIRE ..... TENNESSEE ......... 9 RHODE ISLAND ...... VERMONT.. ......... 28 WEST NORTH CENTRAL: IOWA .............. MIDDLE ATLANTIC: KANSAS ........... NEW JERSEY ........ MINNESOTA. ........ NEW YORK .......... MISSOURI .......... PENNSYLVANIA ...... NEBRASKA .......... NORTH DAl<OIA ...... SOUTH ATLANTIC SWTH DAKOTA. ..... (NORTH) : DELAWARE .......... WEST SOUTt-I CElJl QAL: MARY LAND. .. .' ...... ARKANSAS ......... VIRGINIA. ......... LOUISIANA ......... WEST VIRGINIA ..... OKLAHOMh .......... TEXAS .......... SOUTH ATLANTIC (SOUTH) : MOUNTAIN: FLORIDA ........... ARIZONA ........... GEORGIA ........... COLORADO .......... NORTH CAROLINA .... IDAHO ........... SOUTH CAROLINA .... MONTANA .......... NEVADA ............ EAST NORTH CENTRAL: NEW MEXICO ........ ILLINOIS. ......... UTAH ............. INDIANA ........... WYOMING .......... MICHIGAN. ......... OHIO .............. PACIFIC: WISCONSIN ......... CALIFORNIA ........ OREGON ............ ALASKA ............ WASHINGTON ........ HAWAII ............ NOTE: I-WHERE THE NUMBER OF STATIONS IS SHOWN AF A m~ir~PJI~ A VALUE FOR PERCENT~GE CHANGE IS INDICATED. THE LATTER VALUE IS BASED ON A STATEWIDE ESTIMATE PROVIDED BY TilE If1r:IIWAY AGENCY AS DETERMllbJED FROM EXTENSlVE TRAFrIC SAMPLING SURVEYS. 2-WHERE THE NUMBER OF STATIONS AND THE PERCENTPGT ('IlhNGF ARE SHOWN AS DASItFS, INSUlFFICIENT INFORMATION WAS AVAILABLE TO DETERMINE AN ESTIMATE. 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