MileCheck Highway Report

MileCheck Highway Report: Utah, October 2026

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

by MileCheck · November 2, 2026

What Utah'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 Utah'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.

89crash alerts in October

7closure alerts

0roadwork alerts

2wildfire records, as of Oct. 31, 4 PM Pacific

Crashes

Utah's road feed carried 89 crash alerts in October.

Routes with the most crash alerts

I-15 — 41
I-80 — 15
I-215 — 7

Closures and roadwork

7 closures and 0 roadwork records were on Utah's feed in October, out of 105 alerts of all types.

Routes with the most alerts in Utah

I-15 — 45
I-80 — 15
US-89 — 7
I-215 — 7
SR-154 — 4

Compared with earlier months

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

By month

July — 163 alerts: 111 crashes, 16 closures, 0 roadwork
August — 161 alerts: 110 crashes, 13 closures, 0 roadwork
September — 147 alerts: 109 crashes, 3 closures, 0 roadwork
October — 105 alerts: 89 crashes, 7 closures, 0 roadwork

Winter closures

Roads that usually close for winter

SR-39, Monte Cristo — Usually closed November through May or June. Source
SR-65, East Canyon — Usually closed November through May or June. Source
SR-190, Guardsman Pass — Usually closed November through May or June. Source
SR-224, Guardsman Pass (as listed by UDOT) — Usually closed November through May or June. Source
SR-92, American Fork Canyon / Alpine Loop — Usually closed November through May or June. Source
SR-150, Mirror Lake Highway — Usually closed November through May or June. Source
SR-35, Wolf Creek Summit — Usually closed November through May or June. Source
SR-153, Mount Holly — Usually closed November through May or June. Source
SR-148, Cedar Breaks National Monument — Usually closed November through May or June. Source

Timing comes from each agency's own page. Exact dates depend on snow. We update this list each month through winter.

Wildfires

The national wildfire feed listed 2 fire records in Utah as of Oct. 31, 4 PM Pacific.

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

Slough Canyon (Grand County), 4,774 acres, 95% contained
Black Canyon (Sanpete County), 3,264 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.

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