As you begin to enter a California highway, you might encounter a ramp meter telling you when you can — or cannot — merge without stopping. What are the rules when those lights are active at on-ramps?

I have been warning drivers for years that the Washington Department of Transportation (WSDOT) would be adding ramp meters to the I-90 connection to northbound I-5. The ramp meters went active today.

The northbound SR 167 ramp to northbound I-405 is one of the most notorious merges in our state. The ramp not only backs up I-405 drivers, but it backs up SR 167 drivers as well. I see it every ...

They may look like traffic lights, but according to Glenn Wagemann, the ramp meters being installed on interstate ramps around downtown Spokane are just the most visible mechanism in a high-tech ...

Jun. 3—Interstate 5 travelers in Southwest Washington will soon experience improved travel times and reduced congestion during their daily commutes, according to a news release from the Washington ...

Q. Dear Honk: For many years, I have used a ramp leading to the 55 Freeway from Paularino Avenue in Costa Mesa on most mornings. The ramp was never backed up. Even when the 55 was jammed, vehicles on ...

Maryland Department of Transportation State Highway Administration (MDOT SHA) will fully activate new ramp meters on 23 ramps to southbound I-270 in Montgomery and Frederick counties on Wednesday, ...

From the Washington State Department of Transportation: SPOKANE, Wash. - Weekday commuters soon will travel more smoothly as they merge onto eastbound Interstate 90 from the Geiger/Grove interchange.

Ramp meters will be installed at five westbound interchanges along Interstate 87/287 in Rockland County by the end of the year, state transportation officials say. The meters, which use traffic lights ...

CONTRA COSTA COUNTY (KRON) — Drivers along the Interstate 80 corridor in Alameda and Contra Costa Counties will see new meter ramps Tuesday morning as part of the I-80 SMART Corridor system. Caltrans ...

COLORADO SPRINGS — We're learning more about how CDOT plans to implement meter lights along I-25 on-ramps in Colorado Springs. Plus, driving instructors say they have some concerns about how drivers ...