MileCheck Highway Report

MileCheck Highway Report: Minnesota, September 2026

by MileCheck · October 1, 2026

What Minnesota'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 Minnesota'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.

51crashes reported in September

63closures on the feed

198roadwork records on the feed

9wildfires on the national list, as of Sept. 30, 4 PM Pacific

Crashes

51 crashes were reported in Minnesota in September.

Routes with the most crash alerts

US-10 — 2
US-53 — 2
MN-100 — 1

Closures and roadwork

63 closures and 198 roadwork records were on Minnesota's feed in September, out of 331 alerts of all types.

The routes with the most alerts were I-35, US-169 and US-61.

Border waits

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

By crossing

International Falls — highest 40 min (September 11), average 1 min

Live waits are at milecheckapp.com/borders.

Wildfires

Minnesota had 9 fires on the national wildfire list as of Sept. 30, 4 PM Pacific.

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

Bear Trap (St. Louis County), 30,804 acres, 100% contained
Thumb (St. Louis County), 25,015 acres, 100% contained
Bald Eagle (Pine County), 5 acres, containment not published
Red Oak (Pine County), 2 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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