Highway Report

Arizona Labor Day Weekend Road Recap

by MileCheck · September 22, 2026 · data from Sept. 3 through Sept. 7, 2026

What Arizona's department of transportation (DOT) feed showed from Thursday, Sept. 3 through Labor Day, Monday, Sept. 7, 2026. Part of the national Labor Day Weekend Road Recap.

How we got these numbers: MileCheck saves every state department of transportation (DOT) road alert as it's published. We counted what was on Arizona's feed from Sept. 3 through Sept. 7. Not all states report the same data. Fire figures are as of Labor Day, Sept. 7, 4:50 PM Pacific. Border waits are from U.S. Customs and Border Protection, saved every hour, in local time.

15crashes reported, Sept. 3 through Sept. 7

78closures on the feed

0roadwork records on the feed

1,112acres in 6 active fires, as of Labor Day

Crashes

15 crashes were reported in Arizona from Sept. 3 through Sept. 7.

Routes with the most crash reports

I-10 — 4
SR-101 — 3
SR-51 — 1
US-60 — 1
I-17 — 1

Closures and roadwork

78 closures and 0 roadwork records were on Arizona's feed over the five days.

Routes with the most records, all types

SR-202 — 31
I-10 — 19
SR-101 — 18
US-60 — 17
I-17 — 10

Border waits

Longest passenger-lane waits at Arizona's crossings, Sept. 3 through Sept. 7, with the five-day average.

Peak passenger-lane wait by crossing

Nogales / Deconcini — 80 min, Monday at 4 PM; average 18 min
Douglas (Raul Hector Castro) — 75 min, Thursday at 9 AM; average 21 min
Naco — 60 min, Monday at 3 PM; average 5 min
San Luis / San Luis I — 55 min, Sunday at 2 AM; average 18 min

Live waits for all 85 crossings are at milecheckapp.com/borders.

Wildfires

As of Labor Day, Arizona had 6 active fires covering 1,112 acres.

Largest fires, as of Labor Day, Sept. 7, 4:50 PM Pacific

Paddy Creek (Apache County), 668 acres, 63% contained
Mount Emma (Mohave County), 368 acres, 100% contained
Last Chance (Mohave County), 74 acres, containment not published
Lion (Apache County), 1 acres, containment not published

Live fire perimeters and the closures near them are at milecheckapp.com/fire.

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Built from MileCheck's archive of state DOT road feeds. The monthly Highway Report, the same treatment across a full month, starts with September 2026.