This　paper　presents　a　method　to　integrate　the　Dynamic　Late　Merge　with　a　merge　metering　at　the　downstream　taper　area　of　a　work　zone,　termed　as　Dynamic　Merge　Metering　Traffic　Control　System　for　work　zones　(DMM-Tracs).　The　architecture　and　communication　system　for　the　DMM-Tracs,　including　system　components,　communication　technologies　and　operation　mechanism,　are　introduced.　With　this　system,　the　merge　metering　control　will　be　activated　depending　on　the　volume　and/or　speed　detected　at　an　upstream　location　of　the　work　zone.　If　the　thresholds　of　control　parameters　are　met,　a　merge　metering　signal　installed　at　the　taper　area　will　be　activated　and　approaching　vehicles　will　be　instructed　in　the　advance　areas　of　the　work　zone.　To　reduce　forced　merges　and　potentials　of　merge　conflicts,　the　control　scheme　will　adjusted　on　the　real-time　basis　depending　on　the　detected　traffic　conditions.　The　delay　penalty　is　distributed　equally　in　all　lanes.　This　potentially　increases　the　efficiency　with　which　the　traffic　is　discharged　into　the　open　lane　inside　the　work　zone.　A　portable　controller　is　the　＇brain＇　of　the　DMM-Tracs　System　to　receive　data　from　detectors,　process　the　data,　and　control　the　merge　metering　signal　via　wireless　communications.　To　determine　the　volume　threshold　values　and　evaluate　the　performance　of　merge　metering　schemes　in　terms　of　delay　and　travel　times,　a　simulation-based　test　bed　is　developed　with　the　state-of-the-art　microscopic　simulation　software　VISSIM.