MileCheck Highway Report

MileCheck Highway Report: New Mexico, September 2026

by MileCheck · October 1, 2026

What New Mexico'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 New Mexico'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.

2crashes reported in September

30closures on the feed

66roadwork records on the feed

12wildfires on the national list, as of Sept. 30, 4 PM Pacific

Crashes

2 crashes were reported in New Mexico in September.

Routes with the most crash alerts

I-40 — 2

Closures and roadwork

30 closures and 66 roadwork records were on New Mexico's feed in September, out of 142 alerts of all types.

The routes with the most alerts were I-25, I-40 and US-550.

Border waits

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

By crossing

Santa Teresa / Santa Teresa Port of Entry — highest 1 hr 20 min (September 7), average 39 min
Columbus — highest 30 min (September 3), average 5 min

Live waits are at milecheckapp.com/borders.

Wildfires

New Mexico had 12 fires on the national wildfire list as of Sept. 30, 4 PM Pacific.

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

Frijoles (Santa Fe County), 15,956 acres, 90% contained
Mimms (Quay County), 7,093 acres, 100% contained
Trigg (San Miguel County), 2,000 acres, 95% contained
Rayado Mesa (Colfax County), 934 acres, 100% contained

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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