Highway Report

California Labor Day Weekend Road Recap

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

What California'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 California'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.

96crashes reported, Sept. 3 through Sept. 7

359closures on the feed

849roadwork records on the feed

66,028acres in 47 active fires, as of Labor Day

Crashes

96 crashes were reported in California from Sept. 3 through Sept. 7.

Routes with the most crash reports

I-5 — 5
I-10 — 3
US-101 — 3
I-80 — 3
I-880 — 3

Closures and roadwork

359 closures and 849 roadwork records were on California's feed over the five days.

Routes with the most records, all types

US-101 — 122
I-5 — 87
I-80 — 66
SR-1 — 57
I-10 — 49

Border waits

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

Peak passenger-lane wait by crossing

Tecate — 240 min, Sunday at 5 PM; average 87 min
San Ysidro — 200 min, Monday at 2 AM; average 91 min
Otay Mesa — 180 min, Sunday at 5 PM; average 68 min
Calexico / West — 120 min, Saturday at 5 PM; average 53 min
Calexico / East — 100 min, Sunday at 11 AM; average 32 min
Andrade — 90 min, Saturday at 7 PM; average 13 min

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

Wildfires

As of Labor Day, California had 47 active fires covering 66,028 acres.

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

Plaskett (Monterey County), 29,862 acres, 37% contained
Timber (Monterey County), 25,357 acres, 27% contained
Mp18 (Humboldt County), 7,601 acres, 95% contained
Summit (Los Angeles County), 2,690 acres, 100% contained

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.