A study by the Minnesota Department of Transportation shows that an effective zipper merge can reduce the duration of a ...

One would assume that since the merging lane seems empty, you can use it to pass all the stalled traffic up ahead. While it sounds like a foolproof plan, however, the merging lane is made especially ...

In my May 21 column, Richard Huber, a man whose name will live in traffic infamy here, suggested that in a merge situation, line-cutting is the way to go. "As long as a lane is available, use it until ...

Have you seen the road sign “Right lane closed ahead, merge left,” but while you move to the left lane, other cars fly by you in the right lane? Then they duck into the left lane ahead of the cars in ...

When phones ring at Minnesota Department of Transportation offices, there is a good chance the caller has something to say about merging. In some cases, callers will suggest changes to a specific ramp ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. HUNTSVILLE, Ala. (WHNT) – Huntsville’s Tom ...

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 ...

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Crews fixed problems in the Interstate 77 toll construction zone hours after drivers told Channel 9 a new merging lane put them in danger. [ALSO READ: Commuters get taste of toll ...

Rick Keniston looked ahead toward the largely empty lane on the right side of state Highway 14, just east of Interstate 205. “It should be full of cars,” Keniston, regional traffic engineer for the ...

EAST PROVIDENCE − The number of lanes on Interstate 195 West, before the bridge, is being reduced tonight as the state officials run an experiment to see if they can reduce overall congestion. The ...

COCKE COUNTY, Tenn. — Drivers on Interstate 40 continue dealing with delays near the state line of Tennessee and North Carolina. Traffic is down to one lane in each direction through May while North ...