A few simple tips can save you time and reduce frustration in heavy traffic and construction zones, whether during your daily commute or a summer vacation drive across Michigan. Here's a big one: Use ...

Traffic merges at East Holly and North Forest streets for construction in Bellingham in 2009. Most states encourage drivers to utilize the “zipper merge” and wait until reaching the cones to merge.

The zipper merge can be an effective method to manage traffic in congested construction zones. The Michigan Department of Transportation rolls out road signs to notify drivers where it is in place.

Merging on Interstate 10, particularly amid this road construction, can seem troublesome. And the right way to do so seems up for debate. Bridge City City Manager Bart Bartkowiak, who previously was ...