MileCheck Highway Report

MileCheck Highway Report: Michigan, September 2026

by MileCheck · October 1, 2026

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

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How we got these numbers: These counts come from a daily copy of Michigan's department of transportation (DOT) feed, Sept. 1 through Sept. 30, 2026. Each alert was counted once. An alert posted and removed between two daily copies is not counted. Not all states report the same data. Fire figures are as of Sept. 30, 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.

33crashes reported in September

459closures on the feed

521roadwork records on the feed

1wildfires on the national list, as of Sept. 30, 4 PM Pacific

Crashes

33 crashes were reported in Michigan in September.

Routes with the most crash alerts

I-96 — 4
I-94 — 3
US-10 — 3

Closures and roadwork

459 closures and 521 roadwork records were on Michigan's feed in September, out of 1,033 alerts of all types.

The routes with the most alerts were I-94, I-75 and I-96.

Border waits

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

By crossing

Port Huron / Bluewater Bridge — highest 1 hr 26 min (September 18), average 4 min
Detroit / Gordie Howe International Bridge — highest 45 min (September 7), average 4 min
Detroit / Ambassador Bridge — highest 30 min (September 13), average 4 min
Detroit / Windsor Tunnel — highest 20 min (September 6), average 4 min
Sault Ste. Marie / International Bridge - SSM — highest 10 min (September 25), average 0 min

Live waits are at milecheckapp.com/borders.

Wildfires

Michigan had 1 fire on the national wildfire list as of Sept. 30, 4 PM Pacific.

Largest fires, as of Sept. 30, 4 PM Pacific

Iosco-08 Roadway Smoke Check (Iosco County), 0 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.

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