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<h1>Travel Monitoring and Traffic Volume</h1> <h2>Traffic Monitoring Guide</h2> <div class="picboxfull"><img src="TMG_August_2024_cover.png" class="trim" width="180" height="244" alt="Traffic Monitoring Guide report cover" /></div> <p>The 2022 <em>Traffic Monitoring Guide</em>, updated in August 2024, is available in the following format:</p> <ul> <li><a href="2022_TMG_Updated_20241008.pdf" title="PDF for 2022 Traffic Monitoring Guide">TMG 2022 - Updated August 2024</a> (PDF)<span class="txtsmall"> [5.91 MB]</span></li> <li><a href="State_County_and_City_FIPS_Code.xlsx" title="Excel for State County and City FIPS Codes">State_County_and_City_FIPS_Code.xlsx</a> <span class="txtsmall">[1.59 MB]</span></li> </ul> <ul> <li><a href="tmg_2022/List of Appendices.pdf">List of Appendices (PDF)</a> [68 KB]</li> <li><a href="tmg_2022/Appendix-A-Vehicle-Types.pdf">Appendix A (PDF)</a> [971 KB]</li> <li><a href="tmg_2022/Appendix-B鈥揟MAS-Quality-Control-Checks.pdf">Appendix B (PDF)</a> [576 KB]</li> <li><a href="tmg_2022/Appendix-C-Compendium-of-Data-Quality-Control-Criteria.pdf">Appendix C (PDF)</a> [311 KB]</li> <li><a href="tmg_2022/Appendix-D鈥揈quipment-Calibration.pdf">Appendix D (PDF)</a> [465 KB]</li> <li><a href="tmg_2022/Appendix-E鈥揘CDOT-Clustering-Method-for-MEPDG.pdf">Appendix E (PDF)</a> [650 KB]</li> <li><a href="tmg_2022/Appendix-F-Traffic-Data-for-Pavement-Design.pdf">Appendix F (PDF)</a> [580 KB]</li> <li><a href="tmg_2022/Appendix-G鈥揕ength-Based-Class-Memo.pdf">Appendix G (PDF)</a> [180 KB]</li> <li><a href="tmg_2022/Appendix-H-Bicycle-Ped-Site-Selection.pdf">Appendix H (PDF)</a> [381 KB]</li> <li><a href="tmg_2022/Appendix-I-Motorcycle-Data-Collection-Methods.pdf">Appendix I (PDF)</a> [1.1 MB]</li> <li><a href="tmg_2022/Appendix-J-Traffic-Pattern-Examples.pdf">Appendix J (PDF)</a> [960 KB]</li> <li><a href="tmg_2022/Appendix-K鈥揟ypical-Interchange-AADT-Estimation.pdf">Appendix K (PDF)</a> [699 KB]</li> <li><a href="tmg_2022/Appendix-L-AASHTO-AADT-Calculation.pdf">Appendix L (PDF)</a> [368 KB]</li> <li><a href="tmg_2022/Appendix-M-Double-Threshold-WIM-Array.pdf">Appendix M (PDF)</a> [208 KB]</li> </ul> <p><strong>August 2024 Updates of the 2016 TMG Nonmotorized Data Format</strong></p> <p>For assistance coding the updated 2016 TMG nonmotorized station and count data for TMAS 2.8, please use the referenced link below. <ul> <li> <a href="2016_TMG_nonmotorized_20241008.pdf">2016_nonmotorized_August_2024_updates</a> (PDF) <span class="txtsmall">[1.03 MB]</span></li> </ul> <p><strong>2016 Nonmotorized Station Record Generator </strong></p> <p>A new tool is provided in the link below to assist in the nonmotorized station record generation. The new tool will auto-align data fields with their correct column specifications in the 2016 TMG.</p> <ul> <li> <a href="2016NM_station_record_tool.xlsm">2016NM_station_record_tool.xlsx</a> <span class="txtsmall">[1.88 MB]</span></li> </ul> <p><strong>Obtaining a FHWA UPACS ID</strong></p> <p>To submit traffic data to the FHWA Traffic Monitoring Analysis System (TMAS), data processors or owners at state and local agencies must have FHWA-issued UPACS IDs. Please follow the link below to learn how to obtain you FHWA UPACS ID.</p> <ul> <li><a href="HOW_UPACS.pptx" title="PDF for 2013 Traffic Monitoring Guide">How_UPACS_TMAS.PPT</a> <span class="txtsmall">[1.47 MB]</span></li> <li><a href="HOW_UPACS.pdf" title="PDF for 2013 Traffic Monitoring Guide">How_UPACS_TMAS.PDF </a> <span class="txtsmall">[1.0 MB]</span></li> </ul> <p><strong>Note: For FHWA Travel Monitoring Analysis System (TMAS) Users.</strong></p> <p>The current version of the FHWA Travel Monitoring Analysis System (TMAS) accepts the 2001 <em>Traffic Monitoring Guide</em> formats, which can be referenced from the documents listed below:</p> <ul> <li><a href="2001_TMG_Chapter_6.doc" title="MS Word for 2001 Traffic Monitoring Guide Section 6">Microsoft Word</a> [93 KB]</li> <li><a href="2001_TMG_Chapter_6.pdf" title="PDF for 2001 Traffic Monitoring Guide Section 6">Adobe Acrobat (PDF)</a> [390 KB]</li> </ul> <div class="textboxpdf"> To view PDF files, you can use the <a href="/exit.cfm?link=https://get.adobe.com/reader/">Acrobat® Reader®</a>. </div> </div>   <p class="txtright txtsmall noprint returntoplink"><a href="#top">Return to top</a></p> <div id="feedback"> <p>Please direct all questions and comments to <a href="mailto:PolicyInfoFeedback@dot.gov">PolicyInfoFeedback@dot.gov</a>.</p> </div>  <div id="pagedates" class="txtsmall"> Page last modified on October 15, 2024 </div> </div>   <div id="fhwafooter"> <div class="fhwacontainer"> <div class="fhwasign" title="U.S. Department of Transportation/Federal Highway Administration"></div> <div class="noprint"><a href="/privacy.cfm">Privacy Policy</a> | <a href="/foia/">Freedom of Information Act (FOIA)</a> | <a href="https://highways.dot.gov/section-508/our-commitment">Accessibility</a> | <a href="/webpolicies/publishschedule.cfm">Web Policies & Notices</a> | <a href="https://www.transportation.gov/civil-rights/civil-rights-awareness-enforcement/no-fear-act">No Fear Act</a> | <a href="https://www.oig.dot.gov/Hotline">Report Waste, Fraud and Abuse</a> <br /> <a href="https://www.transportation.gov/">U.S. DOT Home</a> | <a href="https://www.usa.gov/">USA.gov</a> | <a href="https://www.whitehouse.gov/">WhiteHouse.gov</a><br /><br /></div> <div> <a href="/">Federal Highway Administration</a> | 1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE | Washington, DC 20590 | 202-366-4000 </div> </div> </div>  </body> </html>