Traffic Count...

[Twodose]

I’m in Pa, does anyone know where you go to find a traffic count for a specific route?

 

[borumrm]

If it is a state maintained highway contact your state highway and transportation dept. You can also call the traffic division in your city. Traffic counts are usually conducted at specific points along a highway. In my state they use the same spots and they each have a number and they can give the counts for that spot for several years back

 

[PaulLovesJamie]

Last time I looked I got them from the Berks county planning commission website... I just checked, it now forwards me to a penndot site, looks like exactly what you're looking for:
http://www.dot7.state.pa.us/itms/open.aspx

 

[Buzzie8]

http://www.dot.state.pa.us/Internet/Bureaus/pdPlanRes.nsf/infoBPRTrafficInfoTrafficVolumeMap

 

[Twodose]

Last time I looked I got them from the Berks county planning commission website... I just checked, it now forwards me to a penndot site, looks like exactly what you're looking for:
http://www.dot7.state.pa.us/itms/open.aspx

This is the first place I checked before making a post. I am selecting route #, Luzerne county, pa239, view a factor report, average day of week by month total vehicles. I can't make heads or tales what the charts are saying, it you can decipher this, let me know. I'm looking for a daily count of vehicles.

 

[Twodose]

http://www.dot.state.pa.us/Internet/Bureaus/pdPlanRes.nsf/infoBPRTrafficInfoTrafficVolumeMap

I also looked here before posting, it says 2200, i don't know if this is the vehicle count per day or not, look in Luzerne county between Huntington mills and Shickshinny.

Thanks.

 

[Twodose]

If it is a state maintained highway contact your state highway and transportation dept. You can also call the traffic division in your city. Traffic counts are usually conducted at specific points along a highway. In my state they use the same spots and they each have a number and they can give the counts for that spot for several years back

This may possibly be the best but most difficult way to find out any information. It is a state maintained highway.
Thanks for your input.

 

[rph9168]

Be sure to check the date when the count was done. In some states the information can be much older than a year.

 

[Twodose]

Yes, all the information on the website is 2010.

 

[blurdgman]

Traffic counts don't say it all. Proximity to residential areas could be more important.

 

[rph9168]

For that you need a Demographic Report. There are several companies that offer those.