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It’s been over three months since construction started on I-490 over the Erie Canal, but the frustration is far from over.
Michigan transportation officials and state police are urging drivers to embrace the zipper merge technique as summer ...
Anita’s Kitchen in Lake Orion has closed its doors. Restaurant officials announced the closure on social media on Sunday, ...
The Concept of Zipper Merging To understand zipper merging, it’s important to recognize that it’s a method of merging where vehicles from two lanes alternate in a sequential order, much like ...
The Minnesota Department of Transportation is placing bridge beams at highway 53 and 37 in Eveleth today through Friday.
Drivers should prepare for I-490 lane closures and Exit 27 ramp shutdown. Learn safe zipper merge tips and avoid construction delays.
A proposed settlement has been reached in a class action lawsuit aimed at delaying the New York State Department of Health’s overhaul of a Medicaid-funded home care program known as the Consumer ...
In-depth on zipper merging A zipper merge is designed to keep traffic moving smoothly by letting drivers use both lanes until they reach a merge point.
The Michigan Department of Transportation advises drivers to use methods like the zipper merge during road construction. Here's what to know.
Motorists have the opportunity to zipper merge around bridge construction in 2012 in Hastings, Minnesota.
Question: I read your last 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 ...
Traffic engineers say the zipper merge rather than single-file pattern is the most efficient way to move vehicles through a bottleneck, but the herd mentality remains a significant obstacle.