Highway Report

Colorado Labor Day Weekend Road Recap

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

What Colorado'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 Colorado'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.

9crashes reported, Sept. 3 through Sept. 7

0closures on the feed

247roadwork records on the feed

162,548acres in 10 active fires, as of Labor Day

Crashes

9 crashes were reported in Colorado from Sept. 3 through Sept. 7.

Routes with the most crash reports

I-25 — 4
I-225 — 2
I-76 — 1
US-50 — 1
I-70 — 1

Closures and roadwork

0 closures and 247 roadwork records were on Colorado's feed over the five days.

Routes with the most records, all types

I-70 — 62
SH-470 — 39
I-25 — 19
US-24 — 17
US-40 — 15

Wildfires

As of Labor Day, Colorado had 10 active fires covering 162,548 acres.

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

Aspen Acres (Custer County), 102,004 acres, 82% contained
Gold Mountain (Ouray County), 39,747 acres, 92% contained
Willow (Lake County), 7,534 acres, 80% contained
Elk (Hinsdale County), 7,257 acres, 73% contained

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

Weather

Monarch Pass was icy on Labor Day weekend. US-50 at milepost 199 eastbound read icy with a road surface between 16°F and 18°F on all five days. I-70 at Silverthorne and near Dumont read icy on single days.

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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.