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 ...

Question: Could you explain the Zipper Merge for merging into construction zones in Minnesota? I have tried using the Zipper Merge many times and it seems that hardly anyone else on the road knows ...

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 ...

You're driving along, when suddenly you're met with orange construction cones and a closed road lane. In this situation, what's the right move? Do you merge immediately or do you drive as far as you ...

If you've driven through a Minnesota construction zone, you've likely made a zipper merge. It's when drivers stay in both lanes as they approach a lane closure and then alternate, like a zipper, into ...

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GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — If you've been stuck in traffic during construction, you may have noticed cars speeding by in the lane about to end. It may feel unfair, but that move — using both lanes until ...

ALGOMA TOWNSHIP, Mich. -- When you're driving into a freeway construction zone and traffic is shifted all the way over to the other side of the highway, experience tells you that you're going to drive ...

ST. PAUL, Minn. – Twin Cities highway construction season brings headaches and a re-acquaintance with MnDOT's "Zipper". It is the way commuters are supposed to merge from two lanes to one to fit into ...

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.