LANSING, Mich. (WLNS) – It’s construction season in Michigan, which means orange barrels, backups, and bad moods. To help with traffic jams, Michigan law enforcement is reminding drivers to use the ...

AAA and the Nebraska Department of Transportation say the zipper merge is a safer and quicker way to get through work zones ...

See a "lane closed ahead" sign coming up? Your instinct might be to immediately and politely switch over to the open lane. You might look over in annoyance at the car zooming past in the ...

There are permanent zipper merge opportunities on state highways and city streets. “If you had some kind of signage that was very explicit, so that you said something like, ‘zipper merge, use both ...

PORTLAND, Ore. — From city streets to state highways, the gripe about merging on the roads is heard often. Oregon and Washington's departments of transportation want drivers to zipper merge to keep ...

If you ever needed to embrace the zipper merge, now is the time when driving Fort Collins' busiest road into the city from Interstate 25. Unless you prefer to wait even longer in traffic on Harmony ...

We noticed on Facebook, that Zipper Merging is a hot topic with drivers. But we also noticed that many people are confused. So, we asked CDOT: According to them, here's what zipper merging is: "When ...

We've all been there. You're driving down I-70 before coming across signs informing you of an upcoming work zone and that one lane will be closing soon. There are two schools of thought on what to do ...

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 ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. See a "lane closed ahead" sign coming up? Your instinct might be to immediately and politely switch over to the open lane. You ...