Traffic Volume Counts
State and regional government agencies and private
engineering consulting firms are responsible for conducting most
traffic counts. Although private citizens can certainly count
vehicles using pencil and paper, most vehicle counts involve costly
automated equipment and the permission of a roadway owner or operator.
The MPO counts are primarily those of the Massachusetts Highway Department, which uses its own equipment and staff as well as those of regional planning agencies across the state. The MPO collects some turning movements (see the section on what kinds of traffic counts there are) itself, and may also warehouse paper copies of traffic counts from other souces.
See the Other Resources section of this Web site for more details.
The MPO counts are primarily those of the Massachusetts Highway Department, which uses its own equipment and staff as well as those of regional planning agencies across the state. The MPO collects some turning movements (see the section on what kinds of traffic counts there are) itself, and may also warehouse paper copies of traffic counts from other souces.
See the Other Resources section of this Web site for more details.
These traffic count Web pages and data were
last updated in May 2006. The MPO does not warrant the accuracy of the
count data, which was collected by other agencies and is made
available on this Web site with their permission.
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