Zipper merging reduces backups by up to 50% during lane closures statewide. The method uses both lanes fully and merges vehicles alternately at lane ends. WSDOT urges drivers to plan, maintain speed ...

Starting in early April, the New York State Department of Transportation began lane closures on the Interstate 490 bridges over the Erie Canal and Kreag Road. Drivers going through the work zone are ...

PERINTON, N.Y. – If you’ve ever been jammed up in traffic trying to merge, this report is for you. Experts say a method called the “zipper merge” helps traffic flow smoothly. Well, when it’s done ...

With construction underway on Michigan roads, it's a certainty you'll need to merge down to one lane at some point: State officials are urging drivers to "zipper" merge, a method to navigate congested ...

TikTok and Instagram influencers, the I-5 Commuters, joined Charlie Harger and Chris Sullivan to talk about Zipper Merges and line jumping. Listen to Seattle’s Morning News w/ Charlie Harger and Manda ...

Question: I read your recent article about road construction and work zones. Can you talk about the zipper merge? It seems like a lot of people don’t know what it is or can’t figure it out. Thank you.

DURHAM (WTVD) -- NCDOT and North Carolina State researchers are studying the effectiveness of the "zipper merge." The rather unique sign was installed 2 weeks ago where NC 147 meets southbound I-85.

SIOUX FALLS, SD (KELO) — There’s a bit of a learning curve when it comes to zipper merging in Sioux Falls. The city launched its campaign Wednesday, urging drivers to take turns merging into a single ...

Q. What's happening with the zipping (zipper merge)? I thought it would be solved by now. All it would take is a little imagination with signage. The signage and barrel placement there now doesn't ...

FEMA has rejected Michigan’s appeal for additional disaster aid tied to the March 2025 ice storm that crippled northern Michigan, state officials said this week. In a letter reaffirming its earlier ...

It goes against everything in us that’s courteous and Minnesota nice. It betrays our years of silently cursing jerks who use the lane that’s closing to zoom around us before “road work ahead.” But ...