Highway Usage Branch

The Highway Usage Branch is responsible for installation and maintenance of automated data collection (ADC) sites which are permanently embedded in the roadway continuously collecting traffic data; collection of short count traffic data (includes manual counts and 48 hour tube counts); processing short count and ADC traffic data for inclusion in the Transportation Information Planning Support (TRIPS) database; analyzing collected traffic data for abnormalities; responding to customer requests for traffic data; and providing Strategic Highway Research Program / Long Term Pavement Performance (SHRP/LTPP) site data to Federal Highway Administration (FHWA).

Contacts in this branch are:

•	ADC Location
•	AM/PM Traffic Summary
•	Annual Traffic Report (ATR)
•	Annual Average Daily Traffic (AADTs)
•	Automated Traffic Data Collection Report - (Monthly)
•	Automated Traffic Recorder Location Maps (PDF Format)
•	Commercial Vehicle Information Systems and Network (CVISN)
•	Factors (Seasonal, Growth)
•	Guide for Interpreting Short Duration Traffic Count Reports (PDF Format)
•	Hourly Volume Detail Report
•	Peak Hour Report
•	Short Count Factoring Guide/Traffic Monitoring System for Highways (TMS/H) Guidelines
•	Short Count Traffic Data
•	Special Project Traffic Count Data
•	Speed Report
•	Vehicle Classification