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 ...

DENVER — AAA estimates that more than 60 million people will travel by car this week. That means 60 million people have the opportunity to zipper merge. In the state of Maine, the signs are more ...

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 ...

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. – There’s a statewide campaign to get drivers on board with the zipper merge technique when approaching crashes or road work. Transportation officials even went to the trouble of ...

That’s the message from Colorado State Patrol when it comes to approaching lane closures in construction zones or in heavy traffic. “The ‘zipper merge,’ isn’t just courteous, it helps in keeping ...

COLUMBIA – When highways narrow at construction zones, interchanges or other bottlenecks, agencies like MoDOT are continuing to encourage drivers to follow the ‘zipper merge’ pattern. The ‘zipper ...

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 ...

From everyday questions to more complex problems, we’re asking the experts to lend us a hand. Throughout the series "Professional Help," we’ll hear some direct advice, for us not-so-direct Minnesotans ...

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.