According to INDOT, drivers should take turns moving into the open lane. Essentially, drivers are waiting until just before their lane ends to merge. Displaced left turn ...

“Thru traffic use left lane next 7 miles,” states a sign seen ... “It ends up causing that lane to slow ... “Thru traffic merge left” is detailed in the official Caltrans manual as ...

A: It's called a two-way left turn lane, so I get why you'd conclude that it's only for left turns. And you're right about that. But here's where you got off track - how the word "turn" is used in ...

For years, motorists eastbound on SR 104 from downtown Edmonds have been forced to navigate a series of confusing lane ...

The third lane ends after the traffic signal for drivers traveling eastbound on Hampden Avenue. A sign says, “Right Lane Ends – 650 Feet.” Maine has promoted “alternate merge” for 10 years.

When your lane ends, do you drive to the end and hope someone lets you in, ... About a mile ahead, the left lane is closed. You'll have to merge into a freeway-turned-parking lot.

So go ahead and make that left turn into the two-way left turn lane. This story was originally published June 16, 2025 at 5:00 AM. Related Stories from Bellingham Herald ...

Contractor crews will be installing “left lane ends ½ mile” and “left lane ends merge right” panel signs. The closed portion will be between Big Bend Road and Fox Hollow Road in Monroe ...

So, in short, zipper merges are when both lanes are used fully until the the closed lane ends, when drivers alternate merging into the fully open lane, creating a “zipper” effect.