Memorial Day closings and restrictions

Memorial Day 2023 - State Closings and travel restrictions

StateDateRestrictions
AlabamaClosed 5/29NO PERMITTED TRAVEL is allowed from sunset, Saturday, May 27th, until sunrise, Tuesday, May 30th.
ArizonaClosed 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

ArkansasClosed 5/29No travel allowed on 5/27, 5/28, and 5/29
CaliforniaClosed 5/29Travel 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).
ColoradoClosed 5/29An 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.
ConnecticutClosed 5/29Beginning Friday, May 26, 2023 at 12:00 NOON until daylight, Tuesday, May 30th, 2023
DelawareClosed 5/29No moves from noon 05/28/2023 through 9 am 05/30/2023
FloridaClosed 5/29No travel on 5/29 if over 10 wide 14-6 high or over 80 long.
GeorgiaClosed 5/29Travel is not authorized on 5/29
IdahoClosed 5/29Red-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)
IllinoisClosed 5/29Noon on Sunday, May 28, 2023 (if travel is normally allowed) through Sunrise Tuesday May 30, 2023
IndianaClosed 5/29Permitted 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.
IowaClosed 5/29No travel from Noon Friday, May 26 to 30 min before sunrise on Tuesday, May 30
KansasClosed 5/29No restrictions
KentuckyClosed 5/29No restrictions
LouisianaClosed 5/29No restrictions
MaineClosed 5/29All overlimit loads are prohibited to move on Monday, May 29, 2023.
MarylandClosed 5/29No moves from noon Fri. May 26, 2023 until 9am Tuesday May 30, 2023
MassachusettsClosed 5/29NO 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
MichiganClosed 5/29No 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
MinnesotaClosed 5/29Holiday 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.
MississippiClosed 5/29Oversize travel is not allowed beginning 12 Noon Saturday, May 27 and will resume half an hour before sunrise on Tuesday May 30.
MissouriClosed 5/29No travel allowed on from 12 PM 5/28 until 30 mins. before sunrise on 5/30
MontanaClosed 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

NebraskaClosed 5/29Travel restricted from noon, May 26, 2023 until sunrise May 30, 2023.
NevadaClosed 5/29

It depends on sizes and routes. See here

New HampshireClosed 5/29No travel allowed on 5/29
New JerseyClosed 5/29No travel allowed on 5/29
New MexicoClosed 5/29Holiday” 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 YorkClosed 5/29No travel allowed from 12 PM 5/28 until 1/2 hr before sunrise on 5/30
New York ThruwayClosed 5/29No travel allowed from 12 PM 5/28 until 1/2 hr before sunrise on 5/30
New York CityClosed 5/29THERE 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 CarolinaClosed 5/29No restrictions
North DakotaClosed 5/29Permitted movements exceeding 16 feet in width, may not travel from noon on 5/27 until sunrise 5/30.
OhioClosed 5/29No travel from 12:00 NOON on MAY 26 to SUNRISE on MAY 30, 2023
OkalahomaClosed 5/29No travel on 5/29
OregonClosed 5/29

Depends on routes and size.

PennsylvaniaClosed 5/29No travel from noon 5/26 until sunrise 5/30
Pennsylvania TurnpikeClosed 5/29From 3:00 P.M., local time, Thursday, May 25 to 11:00 P.M., local time, Monday, May 29, 2023.
Rhode IslandClosed 5/29No travel allowed from sunset 5/26 until sunrise on 5/30
South CarolinaClosed 5/29No travel on 5/29
South DakotaOpenNo restrictions
TennesseeClosed 5/29NO 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.
TexasClosed 5/29The 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.
UtahClosed 5/29Travel 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.
VermontClosed 5/29On 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
VirginiaClosed 5/29No travel allowed from noon 5/26 until sunrise 5/30
WashingtonClosed 5/29Days 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 VirginiaClosed 5/29No travel Saturday, May 27, 2023 through Monday, May 29, 2023
WisconsinClosed 5/29

It depends on size, county travelled etc.

WyomingClosed 5/29PILOT CAR LOADS = NO TRAVEL ALLOWED ON 5/26 FROM 1/2 HR AFTER SUNSET UNTIL 1/2 HR BEFORE SUNRISE ON 5/30
Wyoming POESClosed 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

StateDateRestrictions
AlabamaClosed 2/20May travel with a valid permit
ArizonaClosed 2/20No travel restrictions
ArkansasClosed 2/20No travel restrictions
CaliforniaClosed 2/20No travel restrictions
ColoradoClosed 2/20May travel with a valid permit
ConnecticutClosed 2/20No travel restrictions
DelawareOpenNo travel restrictions
FloridaOpenNo travel restrictions
GeorgiaOpenMay travel with a valid permit
IdahoClosed 2/20May travel with a valid permit
IllinoisClosed 2/20No travel restrictions
IndianaOpenMay travel with a valid permit
IowaClosed 2/20No travel restrictions
KansasOpenNo travel restrictions
KentuckyOpenNo restrictions
LouisianaOpenNo restrictions
MaineClosed 2/20No travel restrictions
MarylandClosed 2/20No travel restrictions
MassachusettsClosed 2/20No travel restrictions
MichiganClosed 2/20No travel restrictions
MinnesotaClosed 2/20No travel restrictions
MississippiClosed 2/20No travel restrictions
MissouriClosed 2/20May travel with a valid permit
MontanaClosed 2/20May travel with a valid permit
NebraskaClosed 2/20May travel with a valid permit
NevadaClosed 2/20No travel restrictions
New HampshireClosed 2/20No travel allowed on 2/20
New JerseyClosed 2/20May travel with a valid permit
New MexicoClosed 2/20May travel with a valid permit
New YorkClosed 2/20May travel with a valid permit
New York ThruwayClosed 2/20May travel with a valid permit
New York CityClosed 2/20Unknown
North CarolinaOpenNo travel restrictions
North DakotaClosed 2/20No travel restrictions
Ohio TurnpikeClosed 2/20No travel restrictions
OkalahomaClosed 2/20No travel restrictions
OregonClosed 2/20No travel restrictions
PennsylvaniaClosed 2/20No travel restrictions
Pennsylvania TurnpikeClosed 2/20No travel restrictions
Rhode IslandOpenNo travel restrictions
South CarolinaClosed 2/20No travel restrictions
South DakotaOpenNo restrictions
TennesseeClosed 2/20No travel restrictions
TexasClosed 2/20No travel restrictions
UtahClosed 2/20No travel restrictions
VermontClosed 2/20No travel restrictions
VirginiaClosed 2/20No travel restrictions
WashingtonClosed 2/20No travel restrictions
West VirginiaClosed 2/20No travel restrictions
WisconsinClosed 2/20No travel restrictions
WyomingClosed 2/20No travel restrictions
Wyoming POESOpen with minimum staffing day shift onlyNo 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