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SM 2055 Traffic Volume Planning Area

Published by City of Charlotte | City of Charlotte | Catalog Last Checked: September 24, 2026 at 05:49 PM | Dataset Last Updated: June 05, 2026 at 01:55 AM
The Traffic Segment Event file contains Annual Average Daily Traffic (AADT) and Vehicle Class (VC) estimates. This resource represents the approved annual submission to the FHWA, Highway Performance Monitoring System (HPMS) reporting for calendar year 2022. We report AADT on all highways functionally classified (FC) above Local. A full coverage is provided for routes where AADT segmentation is based on network configuration, travel patterns, and land use. Where divided highways occur, the AADT total for both directions is referenced on the inventory direction. Data is provided for ramps also. The ramp data does not cover all ramp segments, but all major traffic flows at interchanges are reported. Some maintained traffic segments require multiple records due to route ID changes at the county boundary in the linear referencing system (LRS). Traffic statistics for these segments are the same on each side of the county boundary but are maintained in this format to preserve the different location referencing data. Over 31,000 reference records (labeled “MAINT” in the SOURCE field) are required to provide event data for all maintained AADT segments. Supplemental AADT are provided on the routes that are Functionally Classified LOCAL. These roadways are not reported in the maintenance table described above for HPMS reporting. A reference is generated through a spatial join between the monitoring station point and the LRS Milepoint upon which it falls. The extent of highway this AADT represents has not been determined. This process captures the AADT for Local routes into the published table without requiring a comprehensive maintenance process. The AADT on Local routes may extend beyond the arc used to report it. The user must exercise their judgment in determining the extent of highway for an AADT in this case. There are over 16,000 records that are supplemental using this method, one record for each station captured. Vehicle Class data is provided for those segments where vehicle class data was collected. Truck volume data is collected at stations and the volumes are annualized. Annualized truck percentages for Single Unit (SU) and Multi Unit (MU) trucks are generated from this data. These truck percentages are applied to the 2022 AADT estimates to generate 2022 truck volume estimates. The truck percentage and volume estimates are provided in the shapefile. The VC coverage includes the National Highway System (NHS) and the NC Truck Network. VC data is not collected on routes not part of these systems and truck statistics are not provided on these segments. The referencing provided is based on the 2023 Quarter 1 publication of the NCDOT Linear Referencing System (LRS) maintained by the NCDIT GIS Unit. This is the official 2022 data set reported for HPMS routes, is the basis for the highway mileage reports, and is used to estimate vehicle miles of travel (VMT) for 2022. Differences in the Milepoints and references may be found when using other quarterly publications with this data set.

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description <div style='text-align:Left;'><p><span><span>The Traffic Segment Event file contains Annual Average Daily Traffic (AADT) and Vehicle Class (VC) estimates. This resource represents the approved annual submission to the FHWA, Highway Performance Monitoring System (HPMS) reporting for calendar year 2022. We report AADT on all highways functionally classified (FC) above Local. A full coverage is provided for routes where AADT segmentation is based on network configuration, travel patterns, and land use. Where divided highways occur, the AADT total for both directions is referenced on the inventory direction. Data is provided for ramps also. The ramp data does not cover all ramp segments, but all major traffic flows at interchanges are reported. Some maintained traffic segments require multiple records due to route ID changes at the county boundary in the linear referencing system (LRS). Traffic statistics for these segments are the same on each side of the county boundary but are maintained in this format to preserve the different location referencing data. Over 31,000 reference records (labeled “MAINT” in the SOURCE field) are required to provide event data for all maintained AADT segments. Supplemental AADT are provided on the routes that are Functionally Classified LOCAL. These roadways are not reported in the maintenance table described above for HPMS reporting. A reference is generated through a spatial join between the monitoring station point and the LRS Milepoint upon which it falls. The extent of highway this AADT represents has not been determined. This process captures the AADT for Local routes into the published table without requiring a comprehensive maintenance process. The AADT on Local routes may extend beyond the arc used to report it. The user must exercise their judgment in determining the extent of highway for an AADT in this case. There are over 16,000 records that are </span></span><span style='font-style:italic;'><span>supplemental</span></span><span><span> using this method, one record for each station captured. Vehicle Class data is provided for those segments where vehicle class data was collected. Truck volume data is collected at stations and the volumes are annualized. Annualized truck percentages for Single Unit (SU) and Multi Unit (MU) trucks are generated from this data. These truck percentages are applied to the 2022 AADT estimates to generate 2022 truck volume estimates. The truck percentage and volume estimates are provided in the shapefile. The VC coverage includes the National Highway System (NHS) and the NC Truck Network. VC data is not collected on routes not part of these systems and truck statistics are not provided on these segments. The referencing provided is based on the 2023 Quarter 1 publication of the NCDOT Linear Referencing System (LRS) maintained by the NCDIT GIS Unit. This is the official 2022 data set reported for HPMS routes, is the basis for the highway mileage reports, and is used to estimate vehicle miles of travel (VMT) for 2022. Differences in the Milepoints and references may be found when using other quarterly publications with this data set.</span></span></p></div>
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issued 2026-07-07T16:42:00.000Z
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