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Show Traffic Continues Rise On South Utah Highways A significant increase in traffic over Utah's major highways was noted during March over the previous year and for the first three months of 1975 over the same period in 1974. The report, issued by the Utah Department of Highways, showed traffic increases in six of 10 areas of highway travel-including rural and urban, and federal-aid roads. At several southern Utah automatic traffic counting stations, substantial Increases were shown for the month of March and for the first three months of the year, compared with the same periods last year. On U. S. Highway 89 near Vermillion, 10 miles north of Richfield, an increase of 5.9-percent for March 1975 was shown over 1974. The increase was also 50-percent above 1970 and 50.7-percent higher than 1965. On U. S. Highway 89 east of Kanab, a hike of 16.8-percent was noted during March over last year, with a 49-percent increase over 1970 and 33.7-percent above 1965. For the first three months of the year, traffic was up by 4.2-percent over last year; 45.9-percent above 1970 and 58.2-percent above 1965. On U. S. Highway 80-A south of Kanab, March traffic was 4.6-percent above last year; 39.2-percent higher than in 1970 and 50.9-percent greater than 1965. For the first three months of the year, a .5-percent increase was shown over last year; 35.5-percent over 1970 and 59.5- percent higher than 1965. On U. S. Highway 89 north of Marysvale, traffic was 13.5-pcrcent greater this March than last year and 12.4-percent higher for the first three months of the year over last year. Significant increases were shown on Utah 95 south of Hanksville near Utah 24. An increase of 189.5-percent was noted over last march and 105.7 percent above the first three months of 1974, At the junction of Utah-14 and U. S. 89 at Long Valley Junction, a decrease of 5.4-percent was shown for March of this year over last, and a drop of 6.2-percent over 1970. For the first three months of the year, an increase of 9-percent was noted over last year, but a 3.7-percent decrease from 1970. For the state as a whole, interstate travel was up 9.4-percent on rural areas and 5.1-percent in urban areas over March last year. Other March comparison figures showed a hike of 7.1-percent on primary federal-aid rural roads and a lost of 1.6-percent on secondary roads. A decrease of 2.1-percent was also shown on federal-aid urban roads. For the First three months, rural interstate roads showed an 11.2-percent increase and urban interstate travel was up by 7.2-percent. On federal-aid primary roads, an increase of 11.6-percent was noted, but a loss of 1.1-percent on secondary roads was recorded. Federal-aid urban roads showed a travel decrease of .2-percent during the period. |