Michigan transportation officials and state police are urging drivers to embrace the zipper merge technique as summer construction season coincides with peak travel periods.

A zipper merge is when lanes ahead are closed. Drivers use both lanes of traffic until the merge point, where they would take turns merging into the open like, like a zipper.

It’s construction season in Michigan, which means orange barrels, backups, and bad moods. To help with traffic jams, Michigan law enforcement is reminding drivers to ...