Chinese Zipper Truck: Technology That Moves Concrete Barriers Live on Highways and Creates Reversible Lanes to Alleviate Traffic During Rush Hours

Written by Felipe Alves da Silva

Published on 25/06/2025 at 07:56

Updated on 25/06/2025 at 08:03

Caminhão zíper realoca barreiras de concreto em rodovia de Shenzhen para aliviar o trânsito em horário de pico

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China Draws Attention Again With Automated Traffic Solution: Vehicles Known As “Zipper Trucks” Are Being Used To Move Concrete Barriers On Highways In Major Cities Such As Shenzhen And Beijing, Creating Extra Lanes During Rush Hour To Relieve Congestion In The Busiest Roads.

The system works simply yet extremely effectively. During the mornings, when traffic intensifies toward urban centers, the trucks reposition the barriers to open a new lane of traffic in that direction. At the end of the day, the same lane is relocated to favor traffic in the opposite direction.

This technology has proven to be a more efficient alternative than the traditional use of cones or manual changes. The truck is equipped with articulated arms that lift and reposition the concrete blocks without causing significant traffic blockages, operating smoothly along the expressways.

Smart Solution Tested In Shenzhen Since 2016

The innovation was first implemented in 2016, in the tech hub of Shenzhen, a city recognized as one of the largest urban development centers in China. Since then, its use has expanded to other regions, including the capital Beijing, where the video recently went viral on social media.

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Solution Also Used On The Golden Gate Bridge In The USA

Although it is a recent highlight in China, the technology has been in use since 2015 on the Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco, USA. However, in this case, the main goal is to increase safety and reduce head-on collisions, not necessarily alleviate traffic.

The information was initially reported by UrbNews and widely circulated on social media and urban mobility sites. The content reinforces the role of automation as an alternative for structural problems common in cities with high vehicle volumes.

What about you, would you like to see this technology working here in Brazil? In which state or city would it help the most in combating traffic jams?

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Edson Norton

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26/06/2025 07:37

Essa solução não é uma novidade. Há cerca de 20 anos já eram vistos caminhões fazendo essa movimentação de barreiras nas rodovias próximo a Miami.

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Chinese Zipper Truck: Technology That Moves Concrete Barriers Live on Highways and Creates Reversible Lanes to Alleviate Traffic During Rush Hours

China Draws Attention Again With Automated Traffic Solution: Vehicles Known As “Zipper Trucks” Are Being Used To Move Concrete Barriers On Highways In Major Cities Such As Shenzhen And Beijing, Creating Extra Lanes During Rush Hour To Relieve Congestion In The Busiest Roads.

Smart Solution Tested In Shenzhen Since 2016

Solution Also Used On The Golden Gate Bridge In The USA

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Chinese Zipper Truck: Technology That Moves Concrete Barriers Live on Highways and Creates Reversible Lanes to Alleviate Traffic During Rush Hours

China Draws Attention Again With Automated Traffic Solution: Vehicles Known As “Zipper Trucks” Are Being Used To Move Concrete Barriers On Highways In Major Cities Such As Shenzhen And Beijing, Creating Extra Lanes During Rush Hour To Relieve Congestion In The Busiest Roads.

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Solution Also Used On The Golden Gate Bridge In The USA

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Ethiopia has banned gasoline and diesel cars, placed over a hundred silent electric buses on the streets of Addis Ababa, and now aims for half a million electric vehicles by 2030, all powered by Africa’s largest dam and a courage that few countries have shown.

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Norway is drilling 27 kilometers of rock 392 meters below the bottom of a fjord to build the world’s largest and deepest underwater road tunnel — when completed, a 21-hour journey will be reduced to 10.

An astronaut spent 340 days in space while his twin brother stayed on Earth, and NASA found a “rejuvenating” effect, genes, microbiome, cognition, and immune system that revealed the biological cost of living outside the planet.

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