Highway Report

Washington Labor Day Weekend Road Recap

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

What Washington'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 Washington'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.

8crashes reported, Sept. 3 through Sept. 7

4closures on the feed

186roadwork records on the feed

652,207acres in 48 active fires, as of Labor Day

213Seattle drawbridge openings

Crashes

8 crashes were reported in Washington from Sept. 3 through Sept. 7.

Routes with the most crash reports

I-5 — 5
US-101 — 1
US-12 — 1

Closures and roadwork

4 closures and 186 roadwork records were on Washington's feed over the five days.

Routes with the most records, all types

I-5 — 13
I-90 — 6
I-405 — 6
SR-9 — 3
SR-99 — 2

The longest scheduled project on the feed is SR-165, 1,902 days, April 16, 2025 through July 1, 2030. The posted description reads “SR 165 is closed at the Carbon River/Fairfax Bridge to all vehicles, bicyclists and pedestrians until further notice. The closure means there is no access across the bridge to Mount Rainier National Park Mowich Lake…”

Border waits

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

Peak passenger-lane wait by crossing

Blaine / Peace Arch — 50 min, Sunday at 9 PM; average 9 min
Blaine / Pacific Highway — 45 min, Saturday at 12 PM; average 8 min
Lynden — 40 min, Saturday at 10 AM; average 5 min
Sumas — 30 min, Thursday at 11 AM; average 2 min

Blaine's Peace Arch crossing averaged 9 minutes over the five days. On Labor Day the slowest hour there was 1 PM and the fastest was 5 PM.

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

Seattle drawbridges

Seattle's five drawbridges opened 213 times from Thursday through Monday.

Openings, Thursday through Monday

fremont — 86 openings, typically 4 minutes, longest 10
ballard — 73 openings, typically 4 minutes, longest 8
montlake — 41 openings, typically 6 minutes, longest 10
1st ave s — 8 openings, typically 10 minutes, longest 20
south park — 5 openings, typically 6 minutes, longest 6

Live status for all five is on the drawbridge map.

Wildfires

As of Labor Day, Washington had 48 active fires covering 652,207 acres.

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

Little Giant (Chelan County), 171,163 acres, 81% contained
Sinlahekin (Okanogan County), 166,116 acres, 59% contained
Kaiser Canyon (Okanogan County), 138,293 acres, 100% contained
Modrite (Ferry County), 57,594 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.