MileCheck Highway Report

MileCheck Highway Report: Michigan, October 2026

Name: MileCheck Highway Report, October 2026: Michigan
Creator: MileCheck

by MileCheck · November 2, 2026

What Michigan's department of transportation (DOT) feed showed in October 2026. Part of the national MileCheck Highway Report, October 2026.

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How we got these numbers: These are unique alerts published by Michigan's department of transportation (DOT) feed, from a daily copy taken Oct. 1 through Oct. 31, 2026. Each alert is counted once. An alert posted and removed between two daily copies is not counted. Not all states report the same data, so compare each place with its own earlier months. Fire figures are as of Oct. 31, 4 PM Pacific. Border waits are from U.S. Customs and Border Protection, saved every hour. Readings over five hours were treated as feed errors.

39crash alerts in October

402closure alerts

496roadwork alerts

4wildfire records, as of Oct. 31, 4 PM Pacific

Crashes

Michigan's road feed carried 39 crash alerts in October.

Routes with the most crash alerts

I-96 — 4
I-75 — 4
I-94 — 4

Closures and roadwork

402 closures and 496 roadwork records were on Michigan's feed in October, out of 954 alerts of all types.

Routes with the most alerts in Michigan

I-94 — 72
I-75 — 58
I-96 — 48
US-131 — 39
I-696 — 39

Compared with earlier months

Unique alerts on Michigan's feed in each full month MileCheck has.

By month

September — 1,033 alerts: 33 crashes, 459 closures, 521 roadwork
October — 954 alerts: 39 crashes, 402 closures, 496 roadwork

Border waits

Waits to enter the United States in standard passenger lanes at Michigan's crossings, October, from hourly readings. Dates are local.

By crossing

Port Huron / Bluewater Bridge — highest 1 hr 30 min (October 23), average 5 min
Detroit / Gordie Howe International Bridge — highest 40 min (October 4), average 4 min
Detroit / Ambassador Bridge — highest 35 min (October 10), average 3 min
Detroit / Windsor Tunnel — highest 30 min (October 25), average 4 min
Sault Ste. Marie / International Bridge - SSM — highest 10 min (October 24), average 0 min

Live waits are at milecheckapp.com/borders.

Wildfires

The national wildfire feed listed 4 fire records in Michigan as of Oct. 31, 4 PM Pacific.

Largest fires, as of Oct. 31, 4 PM Pacific

Craig Lake 1 (Baraga County), 606 acres, 90% contained
Ridge (Marquette County), 496 acres, 50% contained
Black River (Gogebic County), 362 acres, 90% contained
Silver Leaf (Marquette County), 12 acres, containment not published

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.

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