Memorial Day closings and restrictions
Memorial Day 2023 - State Closings and travel restrictions
| State | Date | Restrictions |
|---|---|---|
| Alabama | Closed 5/29 | NO PERMITTED TRAVEL is allowed from sunset, Saturday, May 27th, until sunrise, Tuesday, May 30th. |
| Arizona | Closed 5/29 | 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 5/29 | No travel allowed on 5/27, 5/28, and 5/29 |
| California | Closed 5/29 | 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 5/29 | 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 5/29 | Beginning Friday, May 26, 2023 at 12:00 NOON until daylight, Tuesday, May 30th, 2023 |
| Delaware | Closed 5/29 | No moves from noon 05/28/2023 through 9 am 05/30/2023 |
| Florida | Closed 5/29 | No travel on 5/29 if over 10 wide 14-6 high or over 80 long. |
| Georgia | Closed 5/29 | Travel is not authorized on 5/29 |
| Idaho | Closed 5/29 | 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 5/29 | Noon on Sunday, May 28, 2023 (if travel is normally allowed) through Sunrise Tuesday May 30, 2023 |
| Indiana | Closed 5/29 | Permitted vehicles may not operate on state highways from 12:00 noon the last weekday preceding and continuing until 1⁄2 hour before sunrise on the day following: New Year’s Day, Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Thanksgiving day and Christmas day. • OVERWEIGHT COMMODITY permits are exempt from travel restric- tions. Vehicles with Overweight Commodity Permits are no longer subject to holiday travel restrictions and may travel continuously during holiday periods. Overweight Commodity Permits apply to those vehicles with a permit to haul metal commodities up to 120,000 pounds or agri- cultural commodities up to 97,000 pounds. |
| Iowa | Closed 5/29 | No travel from Noon Friday, May 26 to 30 min before sunrise on Tuesday, May 30 |
| Kansas | Closed 5/29 | No restrictions |
| Kentucky | Closed 5/29 | No restrictions |
| Louisiana | Closed 5/29 | No restrictions |
| Maine | Closed 5/29 | All overlimit loads are prohibited to move on Monday, May 29, 2023. |
| Maryland | Closed 5/29 | No moves from noon Fri. May 26, 2023 until 9am Tuesday May 30, 2023 |
| Massachusetts | Closed 5/29 | NO TRAVEL ALLOWED ON 5/26 AFTER 12 PM UNTIL 12 PM ON 5/30 LOADS TRAVELING IN THE CAPE CODE REGION OVER 12'0 WIDE: NO TRAVEL FROM 12:01 AM UNTIL 12 PM ON 5/30 |
| Michigan | Closed 5/29 | No travel allowed from 12 PM 5/26 until Daybreak on 5/30 Mobile Homes: No travel from 12 PM 5/26 until 12 PM on 5/30 |
| Minnesota | Closed 5/29 | Holiday and summer travel restrictions apply to oversize loads or vehicles exceeding 12 feet, 6 inches wide or 110 feet long. Holiday and summer travel is not restricted for overweight (only) loads or vehicles, unless noted on the permit. Travel is restricted from 2:00 p.m. on Friday, May 26 until 2:00 a.m. on Saturday, May 27, and from 2:00 p.m. Sunday, May 28 until 2:00 a.m. Tuesday, May 30. |
| Mississippi | Closed 5/29 | Oversize travel is not allowed beginning 12 Noon Saturday, May 27 and will resume half an hour before sunrise on Tuesday May 30. |
| Missouri | Closed 5/29 | No travel allowed on from 12 PM 5/28 until 30 mins. before sunrise on 5/30 |
| Montana | Closed 5/29 | 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 5/29 | Travel restricted from noon, May 26, 2023 until sunrise May 30, 2023. |
| Nevada | Closed 5/29 | It depends on sizes and routes. See here |
| New Hampshire | Closed 5/29 | No travel allowed on 5/29 |
| New Jersey | Closed 5/29 | No travel allowed on 5/29 |
| New Mexico | Closed 5/29 | 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 5/29 | No travel allowed from 12 PM 5/28 until 1/2 hr before sunrise on 5/30 |
| New York Thruway | Closed 5/29 | No travel allowed from 12 PM 5/28 until 1/2 hr before sunrise on 5/30 |
| New York City | Closed 5/29 | THERE WILL BE NO OD PERMITS PROCESSED FOR MOVEMENT PAST 5:30 AM ON 5/26 AND NO OD PERMITS ISSUED FOR MOVES ON 5/29 WEEKEND APPLICATIONS FOR SAT, 5/27 12:01 AM - 5:30 AM ARE DUE BY 11:59 PM ON WED, 5/24. ALL DAY & NIGHT MOVE APPS FOR TUES, 5/30 ARE DUE BY 11:59 OM ON THUR, 5/25 |
| North Carolina | Closed 5/29 | No restrictions |
| North Dakota | Closed 5/29 | Permitted movements exceeding 16 feet in width, may not travel from noon on 5/27 until sunrise 5/30. |
| Ohio | Closed 5/29 | No travel from 12:00 NOON on MAY 26 to SUNRISE on MAY 30, 2023 |
| Okalahoma | Closed 5/29 | No travel on 5/29 |
| Oregon | Closed 5/29 | |
| Pennsylvania | Closed 5/29 | No travel from noon 5/26 until sunrise 5/30 |
| Pennsylvania Turnpike | Closed 5/29 | From 3:00 P.M., local time, Thursday, May 25 to 11:00 P.M., local time, Monday, May 29, 2023. |
| Rhode Island | Closed 5/29 | No travel allowed from sunset 5/26 until sunrise on 5/30 |
| South Carolina | Closed 5/29 | No travel on 5/29 |
| South Dakota | Open | No restrictions |
| Tennessee | Closed 5/29 | NO ESCORTED TRAVEL allowed after twelve o'clock (12:00) noon on the preceding Friday May 26th through Memorial Day May 29th. Oversized/Overweight loads NOT requiring escorts for movement are allowed. continuous travel with normal travel conditions as authorized. • No travel on May 29th for Site-built houses and House boats. |
| Texas | Closed 5/29 | The movement of loads exceeding 14-feet wide, 16-feet high or 110-feet long and all manufactured housing is suspended on 5/30 unless an exception is granted by TxDMV. |
| Utah | Closed 5/29 | 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 5/29 | 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 5/29 | No travel allowed from noon 5/26 until sunrise 5/30 |
| Washington | Closed 5/29 | 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 5/29 | No travel Saturday, May 27, 2023 through Monday, May 29, 2023 |
| Wisconsin | Closed 5/29 | |
| Wyoming | Closed 5/29 | PILOT CAR LOADS = NO TRAVEL ALLOWED ON 5/26 FROM 1/2 HR AFTER SUNSET UNTIL 1/2 HR BEFORE SUNRISE ON 5/30 |
| Wyoming POES | Closed 5/29 |
Disclaimer. Information contained herein is obtained from sources believed to be reliable. However, accuracy is not guaranteed. © 2023 National Permit Services, Inc.
Last Updated on 05/26/2023
By Susan Roberts
surob@tel-trans.com
Presidents Day closings and restrictions
Presidents Day 2023- State Closings and travel restrictions
| State | Date | Restrictions |
|---|---|---|
| Alabama | Closed 2/20 | May travel with a valid permit |
| Arizona | Closed 2/20 | No travel restrictions |
| Arkansas | Closed 2/20 | No travel restrictions |
| California | Closed 2/20 | No travel restrictions |
| Colorado | Closed 2/20 | May travel with a valid permit |
| Connecticut | Closed 2/20 | No travel restrictions |
| Delaware | Open | No travel restrictions |
| Florida | Open | No travel restrictions |
| Georgia | Open | May travel with a valid permit |
| Idaho | Closed 2/20 | May travel with a valid permit |
| Illinois | Closed 2/20 | No travel restrictions |
| Indiana | Open | May travel with a valid permit |
| Iowa | Closed 2/20 | No travel restrictions |
| Kansas | Open | No travel restrictions |
| Kentucky | Open | No restrictions |
| Louisiana | Open | No restrictions |
| Maine | Closed 2/20 | No travel restrictions |
| Maryland | Closed 2/20 | No travel restrictions |
| Massachusetts | Closed 2/20 | No travel restrictions |
| Michigan | Closed 2/20 | No travel restrictions |
| Minnesota | Closed 2/20 | No travel restrictions |
| Mississippi | Closed 2/20 | No travel restrictions |
| Missouri | Closed 2/20 | May travel with a valid permit |
| Montana | Closed 2/20 | May travel with a valid permit |
| Nebraska | Closed 2/20 | May travel with a valid permit |
| Nevada | Closed 2/20 | No travel restrictions |
| New Hampshire | Closed 2/20 | No travel allowed on 2/20 |
| New Jersey | Closed 2/20 | May travel with a valid permit |
| New Mexico | Closed 2/20 | May travel with a valid permit |
| New York | Closed 2/20 | May travel with a valid permit |
| New York Thruway | Closed 2/20 | May travel with a valid permit |
| New York City | Closed 2/20 | Unknown |
| North Carolina | Open | No travel restrictions |
| North Dakota | Closed 2/20 | No travel restrictions |
| Ohio Turnpike | Closed 2/20 | No travel restrictions |
| Okalahoma | Closed 2/20 | No travel restrictions |
| Oregon | Closed 2/20 | No travel restrictions |
| Pennsylvania | Closed 2/20 | No travel restrictions |
| Pennsylvania Turnpike | Closed 2/20 | No travel restrictions |
| Rhode Island | Open | No travel restrictions |
| South Carolina | Closed 2/20 | No travel restrictions |
| South Dakota | Open | No restrictions |
| Tennessee | Closed 2/20 | No travel restrictions |
| Texas | Closed 2/20 | No travel restrictions |
| Utah | Closed 2/20 | No travel restrictions |
| Vermont | Closed 2/20 | No travel restrictions |
| Virginia | Closed 2/20 | No travel restrictions |
| Washington | Closed 2/20 | No travel restrictions |
| West Virginia | Closed 2/20 | No travel restrictions |
| Wisconsin | Closed 2/20 | No travel restrictions |
| Wyoming | Closed 2/20 | No travel restrictions |
| Wyoming POES | Open with minimum staffing day shift only | No travel restrictions |
Disclaimer. Information contained herein is obtained from sources believed to be reliable. However, accuracy is not guaranteed. © 2023 National Permit Services, Inc.
Last Updated on 02/13/2023
By Susan Roberts
surob@tel-trans.com