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Show Traffic Volume Increase Continues In South Utah Traffic volume at most counting stations of the Utah Department of Highways continued to show increased during October over that same month a year ago and for the first 10 months of 1975 compared to 1974 The Utah Department of Transportation's Systems Planning Division also showed increases in eight of 10 other categories on a state average for all counting stations for both the month and through October as compared with last year. For the month of October, traffic at the Vermillion station, 10 miles north of Richfield on U. S. Highway 89, traffic was up by 14-percent over last year; 50-percent over 1970 and 65-percent over 1965. For the year to date, through October, traffic was up nine-percent over last year; 52-percent over 1970 and 70 percent over 1965. A variation of differences was noted at the junction of Utah-14 and U. S. 89 (Long Valley Junction) in Kane County, where a three-percent increase was noted over October of last year and 6-percent over 1970. However, for the year to date, the increase was only .7-percent over last year and was down one-percent from 1970. At the counting station north of Marysvale on U. S. 89, increases were noted for both October and for the year to date. Traffic was up by 7-percent in October over 1974 and by 8-percent over last year through October. On U. S. 89 east of Kanab, traffic for October was up by 17-percent over last year; 62-percent over 1970 and 43-percent above 1965. For the year to date, the hike was 10-percent above last year; 39-percent over 1970 and 27-percent above 1965. On U. S. Highway 89-A south of Kanab, October traffic was up 18-percent over 1974 ; 62-percent above 1970 and 84-percent over 1965. For the year to date, traffic was up 7-percent over last year ; 36-percent over 1970 and 48-percent above 1966. An increase of only one and a half percent was noted in traffic at the junction of Utah-95 and Utah-24 near Hanksville for October of this year over last year, but for the year to date, a whopping 36-percent increase was recorded. Adjusted percent changes, both rural urban for the current month (October) and for the first 10 months of 1975 show the following for the state's highway system as a whole: On interstate highways during October, rural roads had a 1.8-percent hike and urban roads showed a .8-percent increase. For the year to date, increases were 6.7-percent on rural and 3.3-percent on urban. On federal-aide rural roads, an increase of .3- percent for primary and .8-percent for secondary were noted for the current month, and a 5.3-percent increase on primary and a .2-percent decrease on secondary for the year to date. |