Labor Day closings and restrictions
Labor Day 2025 - State Closings and travel restrictions
| State | Date | Restrictions |
|---|---|---|
| Alabama | Closed 9/1 | NO PERMITTED TRAVEL is allowed from sunset, Saturday, August 30th, until sunrise, Tuesday, September 2nd. |
| Arizona | Closed 9/1 | Overdimensional vehicle or load with dimensions greater than 10 feet wide, 14-6 High 10 feet front or rear overhang, or 120 feet long. Transport shall stop on the preceding Friday at noon and may resume the following Tuesday at one-half hour before sunrise, or Tuesday at 3:00 a.m. if night movement is allowed under R17-6-409 More details can be found here |
| Arkansas | Closed 9/1 | Permitted loads that exceed any legal dimension (height, length, width, and/or front overhang) cannot move from sunset on Friday, August 29, 2025, until sunrise on Tuesday, September 2, 2025. |
| California | Closed 9/1 | Travel is prohibited from 4:00 PM on the Thursday before the Holiday to 12:00 AM (midnight), Friday from 12:00 PM (noon) to 12:00 AM (midnight), Saturday from 12:00 PM (noon) to 12:00 AM (midnight), Sunday from 12:00 PM (noon) to 12:00 AM (midnight). |
| Colorado | Closed 9/1 | Rules and Regulations for Transport Permits Section 404 Holidays: 404.1: An LVC is prohibited from travel at any time on Memorial Day, Independence Day, and Labor Day. If Independence Day falls on a Saturday an LVC is also prohibited from travel on the previous Friday, and if such holiday falls on a Sunday an LVC is also prohibited from travel on the following Monday. 404.2: An LVC may travel on New Year's Day, Thanksgiving Day, and Christmas Day. However, if such holiday falls on a Saturday an LVC is prohibited from travel on the previous Friday, and if such holiday falls on a Sunday an LVC is prohibited from travel on the following Monday. 404.3: An Extra-legal Vehicle or Load, other than an LVC, is prohibited from travel between the hours of 6:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m. on Memorial Day, Independence Day, and Labor Day. When Independence Day falls on a Saturday an Extra-legal Vehicle or Load is also prohibited from travel on the previous Friday between 12:00 p.m. (noon) and 9:00 p.m., and when Independence Day falls on a Sunday an Extra-legal Vehicle or Load is also prohibited from travel on the following Monday between 12:00 p.m. (noon) and 9:00 p.m. An Extra-legal Vehicle or Load is prohibited from travel between the hours of 12:00 p.m. (noon) and 9:00 p.m. on the Friday preceding Memorial Day and Labor Day. |
| Connecticut | Closed 9/1 | No travel beginning Friday, August 29, 2025 at 12:00 NOON until daylight, Tuesday, September 2, 2025 |
| Delaware | Closed 9/1 | NO TRAVEL ALLOWED FROM NOON ON 8/31 UNTIL 9AM ON 9/2 |
| Florida | Closed 9/1 | No travel on 9/1 if over 10 wide 14-6 high or over 80 long. |
| Georgia | Closed 9/1 | Travel is not authorized on 9/1 |
| Idaho | Closed 9/1 | Red-Coded Routes: No travel for any load after 2 p.m. on the day preceding a holiday or holiday weekend. A holiday weekend occurs as three (3) consecutive days, when a designated holiday occurs on a Friday or Monday, or when the designated holiday occurs on a Saturday or Sunday, in which case the preceding Friday or the following Monday shall be included in such three (3) day holiday weekend. Travel may be resumed at dawn on the day following the holiday or holiday weekend. b. Black-Coded Routes and Interstate Routes: Loads in excess of ten (10) feet wide, one hundred (100) feet long or fourteen (14) feet six (6) inches high may not travel after 4:00 p.m. on the day preceding a holiday; travel may be resumed at dawn on the day following the holiday. (4-5-00) c. The following days are designated as holidays: New Year’s Day, Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Thanksgiving, and Christmas. (8-25-94) |
| Illinois | Closed 9/1 | Noon on Sunday, August 31, 2025 (if travel is normally allowed) through Sunrise Tuesday, September 2 |
| Indiana | Closed 9/1 | All Oversize/Overweight loads must stop travel at 12:00 pm on Friday, August 29th, 2025 and may resume travel ½ hour before sunrise on Tuesday, September 2nd, 2025. All loads must have a valid permit and abide by the general provisions when traveling. .***NOTE: DIVISABLE LOAD PERMITS AND MILK HAULERS UP TO 154,000LBS ARE EXEMPT FROM HOLIDAY TRAVEL RESTRICTIONS. |
| Iowa | Closed 9/1 | NO TRAVEL ALLOWED FROM 12PM NOON ON 8/29 UNTIL 30 MINS BEFORE SUNRISE ON 9/2 |
| Kansas | Closed 9/1 | No restrictions |
| Kentucky | Closed 9/1 | No restrictions |
| Louisiana | Closed 9/1 | The Permit Office will be closed on September 1, 2025 to observe Labor Day. Permit loads can move. |
| Maine | Closed 9/1 | No travel allowed on 9/1 |
| Maryland | Closed 9/1 | No moves from Noon Friday, August 29, 2025 until 9:00 am Tues. Sept 2, 2025. |
| Massachusetts | Closed 9/1 | No movements are allowed between noon the day preceding and noon the day following these holidays: New Year's Day, Independence Day, and Christmas. Otherwise, travel is allowed on State Highways from Monday morning at 12:01 a.m. to noon on Saturday, and Sunday morning from 12:01 a.m. to noon. |
| Michigan | Closed 9/1 | No travel allowed on 8/29 from 12 PM until Daybreak on 9/2 Mobile Homes: No travel allowed on 8/20from 12 PM until 12 PM on 9/2 |
| Minnesota | Closed 9/1 | Travel Restricted 2:00pm the day before the holiday to 2:00am the day after the holiday. |
| Mississippi | Closed 9/1 | No travel on 8/31 and 9/1 |
| Missouri | Closed 9/1 | No travel from noon August 29, until 30 minutes before sunrise September 2 |
| Montana | Closed 9/1 | Holiday and holiday weekend travel on non-interstate highways is allowed 24 hours per day, 7 days per week for loads up to 10 feet wide and/or 15 feet 6 inches high. Loads exceeding 10 feet wide and/or 15 feet 6 inches high, up to 12 feet 6 inches wide and/or 15 feet 6 inches high may travel during daylight hours only. Loads exceeding 12 feet 6 inches wide and/or 15 feet 6 inches high cannot travel on Holiday or Holiday Weekends. More info can be found here |
| Nebraska | Closed 9/1 | PERMITS THAT ARE NOT ISSUED PRIOR TO FRIDAY, AUGUST 29TH, AT 4:30 PM WILL BE ISSUED IN THE ORDER THEY WERE RECEIVED ON TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 2ND. TRAVEL RESTRICTIONS FOR THE LABOR DAY HOLIDAY WEEKEND ARE: TRAVEL RESTRICTED FROM NOON, FRIDAY, AUGUST 29TH, UNTIL SUNRISE TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 2ND. |
| Nevada | Closed 9/1 | It depends on sizes and routes. See here |
| New Hampshire | Closed 9/1 | No travel allowed on 9/1 |
| New Jersey | Closed 9/1 | No travel on Labor Day and the Friday before Labor Day. |
| New Mexico | Closed 9/1 | Holiday” means 12:01 am until 11:59 pm on the calendar day of any of the following holidays: (1) New year's day; (2) Memorial day; (3) Independence day; (4) Labor day; (5) Thanksgiving day; (6) Christmas day; and (7) any other holiday that may be designated by the department; |
| New York | Closed 9/1 | No oversize travel allowed from 12 Noon Friday August 29 until ½ hour before sunrise Tuesday September 2 |
| New York Thruway | Closed 9/1 | No oversize travel allowed from 12 Noon Friday August 29 until ½ hour before sunrise Tuesday September 2 |
| New York City | Closed 9/1 | Unknown at this time. |
| North Carolina | Closed 9/1 | No restrictions |
| North Dakota | Closed 9/1 | Permitted movements exceeding 16 feet in width, may not travel from noon on August 30 until sunrise on September 2. |
| Ohio | Closed 9/1 | No travel from 12:00 Noon on August 29 to Sunrise on September 2, 2025 |
| Okalahoma | Closed 9/1 | No travel on 9/1 |
| Oregon | Closed 9/1 | TBA |
| Pennsylvania | Closed 9/1 | No travel from 12 NOON, AUGUST 29 TO SUNRISE SEPTEMBER 2, 2025 |
| Pennsylvania Turnpike | Closed 9/1 | No travel From From 3:00 P.M., local time, Thursday, August 28 to 11:00 P.M., local time, Monday, September 1, 2025. |
| Rhode Island | Closed 9/1 | No travel on 9/1 |
| South Carolina | Closed 9/1 | No travel on 9/1 |
| South Dakota | Open | No restrictions |
| Tennessee | Closed 9/1 | NOESCORTED TRAVEL allowed after twelve o’clock(12:00 PM) noon on August 29th through Labor Day September 1st. • Oversized/Overweight loads NOT requiring escorts for movement are allowed Continuous travel with normal travel conditions as authorized. • No travel on September 1st for Site-built houses and Houseboats. |
| Texas | Closed 9/1 | The movement of loads exceeding 14-feet wide, 16-feet high or 110-feet long and all manufactured housing is suspended on 9/1 unless an exception is granted by TxDMV. |
| Utah | Closed 9/1 | Travel is prohibited for loads more than 10 feet wide, 105 feet overall length, and 14 feet 6 inches in height. Monday holidays and Monday observed holiday restrictions begin at 2:00 p.m. through midnight on the Friday prior to the holiday. Normal travel may resume from sunrise on Saturday through Sunday at midnight. Monday holiday restriction continues at 12:01 a.m. on Monday and ends Tuesday at sunrise. |
| Vermont | Closed 9/1 | On state highways, unless otherwise stated, permits will not be issued for the movement of loads in excess of one hundred eight thousand (108,000) pounds, or over twelve feet (12’0”) wide or over one hundred feet (100’) long on any Saturday, Sunday, or on the following legal holidays as observed in the State of Vermont |
| Virginia | Closed 9/1 | Permitted vehicle configurations are allowed to travel on all holidays except the following state observed holidays: (i) New Year's Day, (ii) Memorial Day, (iii) Independence Day, (iv) Labor Day, (v) Thanksgiving Day, and (vi) Christmas Day. On the holidays mentioned above, permits will not be valid from noon the preceding weekday through the holiday. If the observed holiday falls on a Monday the permit will not be valid from noon on the preceding Friday through Monday. |
| Washington | Closed 9/1 | Days when travel is restricted: Vehicles operating under special permit for overweight/over dimensional, except as provided for in WAC 468-38-075, may be restricted from the state highways on the holidays of New Year's Day, Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Thanksgiving Day and the day after Thanksgiving, Christmas Day, and commencing at noon of the day preceding said holidays. |
| West Virginia | Closed 9/1 | No travel on 9/1 |
| Wisconsin | Closed 9/1 | |
| Wyoming | Closed 9/1 | loads requiring escorts will not be allowed to travel from ½ hour after sunset 8/30 to ½ hour before sunrise 9/2. Ports of Entry are closed on 9/1 |
| Wyoming POES | Closed 9/1 |
Disclaimer. Information contained herein is obtained from sources believed to be reliable. However, accuracy is not guaranteed. © 2025 National Permit Services, Inc.
Last Updated on 08/20/2025
By Susan Roberts