TxDOT on average collects 82,000 short-term counts and 1,000 vehicle classification counts statewide annually. In addition, TxDOT has many permanent count locations that collect data 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. This traffic data can be viewed on the STARS II database. A link to the database is found in

Appendix C, Section 6 – External References (Reference 1)

.

TxDOT’s STARS II is a data analytics and reporting platform with detailed traffic data and statistics. It provides an online web interface for viewing annually reported traffic data as well as additional traffic data that is not part of the annually validated data set. Annually reported traffic is submitted to the Highway Performance Monitoring System (HPMS), which has specific conditions set by FHWA regarding the collection and reporting method. HPMS data may be calculated differently than some of the other traffic data on the overall STARS II database. Detailed information on how to use the STARS II database is found in the TxDOT

Transportation Planning and Programming Traffic Forecasting Analysis Standard Operating Procedures

(SOP) document. Coordinate with the TxDOT project manager to gain access to the latest SOP document.