MileCheck Highway Report

MileCheck Highway Report: Oregon, September 2026

by MileCheck · October 1, 2026

What Oregon'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 Oregon'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.

140crashes reported in September

0closures on the feed

353roadwork records on the feed

44wildfires on the national list, as of Sept. 30, 4 PM Pacific

Crashes

140 crashes were reported in Oregon in September.

Routes with the most crash alerts

I-5 — 25
I-84 — 17
US-20 — 16

Areas named in two or more crash alerts

Columbia River (I-84) — 7

Closures and roadwork

0 closures and 353 roadwork records were on Oregon's feed in September, out of 620 alerts of all types.

The routes with the most alerts were I-5, I-84 and US-101.

Winter closures

Roads that usually close for winter

OR-242, McKenzie Pass Highway (Old McKenzie Highway) — Usually closes the Thursday before Veterans Day and reopens the third Monday in June. Source

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

Wildfires

Oregon had 44 fires on the national wildfire list as of Sept. 30, 4 PM Pacific.

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

Rowe Creek Complex (Wheeler County), 373,929 acres, 99% contained
Crosswhite (Wheeler County), 342,923 acres, 99% contained
Second Flat (Harney County), 105,854 acres, 99% contained
Grasshopper (Wasco County), 93,972 acres, 98% 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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