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MileCheck Highway Report: California, October 2026
What California's department of transportation (DOT) feed showed in October 2026. Part of the national MileCheck Highway Report, October 2026.
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Crashes
California's road feed carried 295 crash alerts in October.
- I-5 — 16
- US-101 — 8
- I-80 — 6
- Bakersfield (CA-184) — 3
- Napa (CA-116) — 3
- Temecula (CA-74) — 3
- CA-198 — October 15
- CA-14 — October 15
- CA-45 — October 16
- I-980 — October 18
- I-680 — October 19
- CA-2 — October 19
- CA-160 — October 30
Closures and roadwork
997 closures and 2,115 roadwork records were on California's feed in October, out of 4,024 alerts of all types.
- US-101 — 282
- I-5 — 213
- I-80 — 153
- SR-1 — 124
- I-10 — 109
Compared with earlier months
Unique alerts on California's feed in each full month MileCheck has.
- September — 3,742 alerts: 287 crashes, 960 closures, 1,966 roadwork
- October — 4,024 alerts: 295 crashes, 997 closures, 2,115 roadwork
Winter closures
- SR-108, Sonora Pass — Closing date set by conditions. Caltrans aims to reopen before Memorial Day. Source
- SR-4, Ebbetts Pass — Closing date set by conditions. Caltrans aims to reopen before Memorial Day. Source
- SR-89, Monitor Pass — Closing date set by conditions. Caltrans aims to reopen before Memorial Day. Source
- SR-120, Tioga Road / Tioga Pass (SR 120 W at Lee Vining Gate through Yosemite NP) — Usually closes in November and reopens late May or June. Source
- SR-89, Lassen Park Highway (park road, NPS-managed; not a Caltrans closure) — Park road. Closed for snow about November to June. Source
Timing comes from each agency's own page. Exact dates depend on snow. We update this list each month through winter.
Border waits
Waits to enter the United States in standard passenger lanes at California's crossings, October, from hourly readings. Dates are local.
- Otay Mesa — highest 4 hr 40 min (October 26), average 1 hr 19 min
- Tecate — highest 4 hr 30 min (October 25), average 1 hr 4 min
- San Ysidro — highest 4 hr (October 25), average 1 hr 25 min
- Calexico / West — highest 3 hr (October 18), average 58 min
- Calexico / East — highest 2 hr 40 min (October 18), average 46 min
- Andrade — highest 2 hr (October 25), average 28 min
Live waits are at milecheckapp.com/borders.
Wildfires
The national wildfire feed listed 32 fire records in California as of Oct. 31, 4 PM Pacific.
- Timber (Monterey County), 25,350 acres, 97% contained
- Dome (Mariposa County), 6,788 acres, 100% contained
- Cooley (Mendocino County), 1,365 acres, 98% contained
- Neuralia (Kern County), 1,196 acres, 100% contained
Thank you to the firefighters and crews who worked these fires all season.
Live fire perimeters are at milecheckapp.com/fire.
See the national report or another state or province.
More on California
- California road conditions now
- California highway cameras
- How mile markers work in California
- October 2026 highway report for every state
- October reports for the other states
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