ODOT has a recommended strategy for merging near construction, and it may not make everyone happy.

PORTLAND, Oregon — Merging ranks high on the list of things that make a driver anxious. So how good are we at it? According to a very small survey of drivers gassing up at Radio Cab in Northwest ...

Wherever you may be driving this summer, there will likely be lane closures for road construction and the need to merge. Traffic engineers have been espousing the "zipper merge" in high-volume ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. When you’re stuck in traffic and waiting to merge into a single lane, there’s perhaps nothing more irritating than cars zooming ...

The zipper merge can be an effective method to manage traffic in congested construction zones. The Michigan Department of Transportation rolls out road signs to notify drivers where it is in place.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. File photo If you see construction cones while driving on Kansas City highways this summer, please don't panic. There's a way to ...

All drivers deal with traffic congestion at some point, but one Tulsa driver wants to help people better understand how to merge so traffic runs smoother for everyone. “We’re doing the zipper merge.

THE ISSUE The zipper merge, a relatively simple traffic pattern designed to safely bring two lanes of traffic together into one, hasn’t been working out well in Lancaster County. Actually, that’s an ...

You are driving along on the highway, minding your own business, when you spy up ahead an indication that your lane is being narrowed out and you’ll need to get ...

While some drivers may see it as unfair, zipper merging is the most efficient way through many of Milwaukee's road construction chokepoints, state transportation officials say. The Wisconsin ...

Perhaps because it is not spelled out in the Colorado Driver Handbook. That is the handbook that drivers are supposed to study before taking a driver’s test and getting a license in Colorado. “It does ...