Highway Report

Montana Labor Day Weekend Road Recap

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

What Montana'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 Montana'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.

9crashes reported, Sept. 3 through Sept. 7

0closures on the feed

0roadwork records on the feed

114,986acres in 31 active fires, as of Labor Day

Crashes

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

Routes with the most crash reports

I-90 — 2
MT-2 — 1
MT-38 — 1
S-482 — 1
US-12 — 1

Closures and roadwork

0 closures and 0 roadwork records were on Montana's feed over the five days. The feed carried 24 records of other types.

Routes with the most records, all types

US-12 — 3
US-287 — 2
I-90 — 2
MT-35 — 2
US-87 — 2

Border waits

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

Peak passenger-lane wait by crossing

Sweetgrass — 60 min, Wednesday at 6 PM; average 9 min

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

Wildfires

As of Labor Day, Montana had 31 active fires covering 114,986 acres.

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

Sand Creek (Beaverhead County), 35,509 acres, 36% contained
Rattlesnake Complex (Prairie County), 15,582 acres, 97% contained
Snow (Custer County), 14,056 acres, 97% contained
Bobcat Lakes (Beaverhead County), 10,895 acres, 61% 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.