Institute for Transportation Research and Education

ITRE in the News: NCDOT studying ‘zipper merge’ to reduce congestion

an instructional image of a zipper highway on-ramp merge method, with an example of the regular merge on top and an example of a skewed one-to-one zipper merge on the bottom

August 29, 2016

From WNCN.com: State transportation officials are working with ITRE to see if a new way of merging can ease congestion. A “zipper merge” is when drivers allow enough space in front of their vehicle to allow another vehicle easily merge. A zipper merge allows both lanes to be used to their full capacity. Read More