Traffic Volume Trends: August 2008
The U.S. Federal Highway Administration has released the latest issue of Traffic Volume Trends, which is a monthly report based on hourly traffic count data reported by the states. According to the report, travel on all roads and streets declined by 5.6 percent (-15.0 billion vehicle miles) in August 2008 as compared with August 2007. Travel for the month is estimated to be 253.7 billion vehicle miles. Cumulative travel for 2008 was down by 3.3 percent (-67.2 billion vehicle miles). The cumulative estimate for the year is 1,945.5 billion vehicle miles of travel.
This Summary Last Modified On: 8/2/2012