Zipper Merge

• Zipper merge guidelines revisited as Saskatchewan construction season begins

  Road construction season means the topic of zipper merging tags along with it.

  Canada

  Apr 30, 2024
  
• Saskatoon bridge project gives crash course on zipper merges

  Tyler McMurchy, a spokesperson with SGI, says people shouldn't think of the zipper merge as jumping the queue.

  Canada

  Mar 10, 2023
  
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• Winnipeg city councillors push for permanent zipper merge signage

  A motion tabled at Wednesday's council meeting calls on the city to include signs encouraging zipper merging when a lane is closed at road work sites next summer

  Politics

  Sep 30, 2021
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• Resident calls for ‘zipper merge’ for troubling road off Riverview-area bridge

  Merge lane off of the Gunningsville Bridge causes frustration among drivers

  Traffic

  Jun 10, 2019
• City of Regina considering changes following construction-related complaints

  The City of Regina is investing close to $84 million in several construction projects around the Queen City including work on Victoria Avenue, Albert Street and Ring Road.

  Canada

  May 23, 2019
• More zipper merges on the way for Regina

  For Saskatchewan residents, the buzz of construction is just another sound of spring... and already, it's in full swing, hampering the daily commute - and even emergency room access.

  Traffic

  Jun 4, 2018
• SGI wants drivers to embrace ‘zipper merge’

  SGI will now be adding a new section in the Saskatchewan Driver’s Handbook explaining the benefits and how to do the zipper merge.

  Canada

  Sep 21, 2017
• City of Coquitlam wants drivers to ‘merge like a zipper’ this summer

  The City of Coquitlam thinks it has a solution to construction congestion this summer.

  Jun 28, 2017
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• AMA endorses contentious merging tactic often used on Whoop-Up Drive

  According to a Canadian Automobile Association study, the zipper merge is decreasing traffic congestion in a major way.

  Traffic

  Jan 11, 2017
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• ‘It’s OK to cheat’ when merging into traffic, AMA says

  When a sign warns of a lane closure ahead, some motorists immediately merge into the bottleneck, while others zip to the front and merge at the last minute. Who's right?

  Canada

  Jan 11, 2017