diff --git a/scripts/test.mjs b/scripts/test.mjs
index 2c5d122..0014778 100644
--- a/scripts/test.mjs
+++ b/scripts/test.mjs
@@ -180,6 +180,31 @@ async function run() {
 		check(namedTurns.some((t) => t.instruction.toLowerCase().includes('onto 21st st')), 'turn step includes destination street ("Turn right onto 21st St")');
 		check(turns[turns.length - 1].instruction === 'Arrive at destination', 'last step is "Arrive at destination"');
 
+		// Same-street merge: a road that bends (>30\u00b0 heading change) but keeps
+		// ONE name must collapse into a single step rather than two.
+		{
+			// S-shape: north, then a 45\u00b0 bend, then north again — all "Oak Ave".
+			const bendPath = [];
+			for (let i = 0; i <= 10; i++) bendPath.push([36.1 + i * 0.000017, -95.9]);              // north
+			for (let i = 1; i <= 10; i++) bendPath.push([36.10017 + i * 0.000017, -95.9 + i * 0.000012]); // NE bend
+			for (let i = 1; i <= 10; i++) bendPath.push([36.10034 + i * 0.000012, -95.89988 + i * 0.000017]); // east-ish
+			const bent = buildTurnInstructions(bendPath, () => 'Oak Ave');
+			const oakSteps = bent.filter((t) => t.instruction.toLowerCase().includes('oak ave'));
+			check(oakSteps.length === 1, `same-street merge: a bent "Oak Ave" collapses to 1 step (got ${oakSteps.length})`);
+			// Sum of all non-arrival step distances should still cover the route.
+			const namedCount = bent.filter((t) => t.instruction !== 'Arrive at destination').length;
+			check(namedCount >= 1, 'merged path still has instruction steps');
+		}
+
+		// Merge must NOT merge two distinct streets.
+		{
+			const mpath = [];
+			for (let i = 0; i <= 10; i++) mpath.push([36.1 + i * 0.000017, -95.9]); // north on A St
+			for (let i = 1; i <= 20; i++) mpath.push([36.10017, -95.9 + i * 0.000017]); // east on B St
+			const mt = buildTurnInstructions(mpath, (i) => (i < 10 ? 'A St' : 'B St'));
+			check(mt.some((t) => t.instruction.toLowerCase().includes('b st')), 'distinct streets are NOT merged (B St step present)');
+		}
+
 		const { route } = await import(resolve(__dirname, '..', 'src', 'lib', 'routing.ts'));
 		// Disconnected destination -> partial path.
 		const g2 = {
diff --git a/src/lib/routing.ts b/src/lib/routing.ts
index c993f58..f96f98c 100644
--- a/src/lib/routing.ts
+++ b/src/lib/routing.ts
@@ -182,7 +182,10 @@ export function buildTurnInstructions(
 			merged.push({ ...leg });
 		}
 	}
-	const steps: TurnStep[] = [];
+	// Build one entry per leg, carrying its street name so later steps on the
+	// SAME street can be combined.
+	type LegStep = { distanceM: number; instruction: string; bearing: number; name?: string };
+	const raw: LegStep[] = [];
 	function legEnd(li: number): number {
 		return li + 1 < merged.length ? merged[li + 1].segStart - 1 : segBearing.length - 1;
 	}
@@ -199,10 +202,28 @@ export function buildTurnInstructions(
 			const angle = turnAngle(prevBearing, bearing);
 			instruction = name ? `${maneuverLabel(angle)} onto ${name}` : maneuverLabel(angle);
 		}
-		steps.push({ distanceM: Math.round(leg.dist), instruction, bearing });
+		raw.push({ distanceM: Math.round(leg.dist), instruction, bearing, name });
 	}
-	// Canonical final arrival step.
-	steps.push({ distanceM: 0, instruction: 'Arrive at destination', bearing: segBearing[legs[legs.length - 1].segStart] });
+
+	// Merge consecutive steps that share the same street name into a single
+	// step, summing their distance. This collapses redundant "Continue on Pine
+	// St" / "Turn onto Pine St" entries when a street merely bends or dips.
+	const steps: TurnStep[] = [];
+	let lastStreet: string | undefined;
+	for (const step of raw) {
+		const last = steps[steps.length - 1];
+		if (last && step.name !== undefined && lastStreet === step.name) {
+			// Same street as the previous step — absorb distance into it.
+			last.distanceM += step.distanceM;
+			continue;
+		}
+		steps.push({ distanceM: step.distanceM, instruction: step.instruction, bearing: step.bearing });
+		lastStreet = step.name !== undefined ? step.name : lastStreet;
+	}
+
+	// Canonical final arrival step. Use the final step's segment bearing.
+	const lastBearing = steps.length ? steps[steps.length - 1].bearing : (segBearing.length ? segBearing[segBearing.length - 1] : 0);
+	steps.push({ distanceM: 0, instruction: 'Arrive at destination', bearing: lastBearing });
 	return steps;
 }