diff --git a/lib/solvers/TraceCleanupSolver/TraceCleanupSolver.ts b/lib/solvers/TraceCleanupSolver/TraceCleanupSolver.ts
index e9bac7ca3..74560ab13 100644
--- a/lib/solvers/TraceCleanupSolver/TraceCleanupSolver.ts
+++ b/lib/solvers/TraceCleanupSolver/TraceCleanupSolver.ts
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ interface TraceCleanupSolverInput {
 
 import { UntangleTraceSubsolver } from "./sub-solver/UntangleTraceSubsolver"
 import { is4PointRectangle } from "./is4PointRectangle"
+import { mergeCloseSameNetTraceSegments } from "./mergeCloseSameNetTraceSegments"
 
 /**
  * Represents the different stages or steps within the trace cleanup pipeline.
@@ -27,6 +28,7 @@ import { is4PointRectangle } from "./is4PointRectangle"
 type PipelineStep =
   | "minimizing_turns"
   | "balancing_l_shapes"
+  | "merging_close_same_net_segments"
   | "untangling_traces"
 
 /**
@@ -84,6 +86,9 @@ export class TraceCleanupSolver extends BaseSolver {
       case "balancing_l_shapes":
         this._runBalanceLShapesStep()
         break
+      case "merging_close_same_net_segments":
+        this._runMergeCloseSameNetSegmentsStep()
+        break
     }
   }
 
@@ -108,13 +113,19 @@ export class TraceCleanupSolver extends BaseSolver {
 
   private _runBalanceLShapesStep() {
     if (this.traceIdQueue.length === 0) {
-      this.solved = true
+      this.pipelineStep = "merging_close_same_net_segments"
       return
     }
 
     this._processTrace("balancing_l_shapes")
   }
 
+  private _runMergeCloseSameNetSegmentsStep() {
+    this.outputTraces = mergeCloseSameNetTraceSegments(this.outputTraces)
+    this.tracesMap = new Map(this.outputTraces.map((t) => [t.mspPairId, t]))
+    this.solved = true
+  }
+
   private _processTrace(step: "minimizing_turns" | "balancing_l_shapes") {
     const targetMspConnectionPairId = this.traceIdQueue.shift()!
     this.activeTraceId = targetMspConnectionPairId
diff --git a/lib/solvers/TraceCleanupSolver/mergeCloseSameNetTraceSegments.ts b/lib/solvers/TraceCleanupSolver/mergeCloseSameNetTraceSegments.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..20e48f5e8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/solvers/TraceCleanupSolver/mergeCloseSameNetTraceSegments.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,138 @@
+import type { Point } from "graphics-debug"
+import type { SolvedTracePath } from "lib/solvers/SchematicTraceLinesSolver/SchematicTraceLinesSolver"
+import { simplifyPath } from "./simplifyPath"
+
+const EPS = 1e-6
+const DEFAULT_MERGE_DISTANCE = 0.12
+
+type Segment = {
+  traceIndex: number
+  segmentIndex: number
+  p1: Point
+  p2: Point
+  orientation: "horizontal" | "vertical"
+  fixedCoord: number
+  minRange: number
+  maxRange: number
+}
+
+const getSegment = (
+  trace: SolvedTracePath,
+  traceIndex: number,
+  segmentIndex: number,
+): Segment | null => {
+  const p1 = trace.tracePath[segmentIndex]!
+  const p2 = trace.tracePath[segmentIndex + 1]!
+
+  if (Math.abs(p1.y - p2.y) < EPS) {
+    return {
+      traceIndex,
+      segmentIndex,
+      p1,
+      p2,
+      orientation: "horizontal",
+      fixedCoord: p1.y,
+      minRange: Math.min(p1.x, p2.x),
+      maxRange: Math.max(p1.x, p2.x),
+    }
+  }
+
+  if (Math.abs(p1.x - p2.x) < EPS) {
+    return {
+      traceIndex,
+      segmentIndex,
+      p1,
+      p2,
+      orientation: "vertical",
+      fixedCoord: p1.x,
+      minRange: Math.min(p1.y, p2.y),
+      maxRange: Math.max(p1.y, p2.y),
+    }
+  }
+
+  return null
+}
+
+const rangesOverlap = (a: Segment, b: Segment) =>
+  Math.min(a.maxRange, b.maxRange) - Math.max(a.minRange, b.minRange) > EPS
+
+const sameNet = (a: SolvedTracePath, b: SolvedTracePath) =>
+  a.globalConnNetId === b.globalConnNetId
+
+const setSegmentFixedCoord = (
+  path: Point[],
+  segmentIndex: number,
+  orientation: Segment["orientation"],
+  coord: number,
+) => {
+  if (orientation === "horizontal") {
+    path[segmentIndex] = { ...path[segmentIndex]!, y: coord }
+    path[segmentIndex + 1] = { ...path[segmentIndex + 1]!, y: coord }
+  } else {
+    path[segmentIndex] = { ...path[segmentIndex]!, x: coord }
+    path[segmentIndex + 1] = { ...path[segmentIndex + 1]!, x: coord }
+  }
+}
+
+const isInternalSegment = (trace: SolvedTracePath, segmentIndex: number) =>
+  segmentIndex > 0 && segmentIndex < trace.tracePath.length - 2
+
+export const mergeCloseSameNetTraceSegments = (
+  traces: SolvedTracePath[],
+  mergeDistance = DEFAULT_MERGE_DISTANCE,
+): SolvedTracePath[] => {
+  const outputTraces = traces.map((trace) => ({
+    ...trace,
+    tracePath: trace.tracePath.map((point) => ({ ...point })),
+  }))
+
+  for (let traceAIndex = 0; traceAIndex < outputTraces.length; traceAIndex++) {
+    const traceA = outputTraces[traceAIndex]!
+
+    for (
+      let segAIndex = 0;
+      segAIndex < traceA.tracePath.length - 1;
+      segAIndex++
+    ) {
+      const segmentA = getSegment(traceA, traceAIndex, segAIndex)
+      if (!segmentA) continue
+
+      for (
+        let traceBIndex = traceAIndex + 1;
+        traceBIndex < outputTraces.length;
+        traceBIndex++
+      ) {
+        const traceB = outputTraces[traceBIndex]!
+        if (!sameNet(traceA, traceB)) continue
+
+        for (
+          let segBIndex = 0;
+          segBIndex < traceB.tracePath.length - 1;
+          segBIndex++
+        ) {
+          if (!isInternalSegment(traceB, segBIndex)) continue
+
+          const segmentB = getSegment(traceB, traceBIndex, segBIndex)
+          if (!segmentB) continue
+          if (segmentA.orientation !== segmentB.orientation) continue
+          if (!rangesOverlap(segmentA, segmentB)) continue
+
+          const distance = Math.abs(segmentA.fixedCoord - segmentB.fixedCoord)
+          if (distance < EPS || distance > mergeDistance) continue
+
+          setSegmentFixedCoord(
+            traceB.tracePath,
+            segmentB.segmentIndex,
+            segmentB.orientation,
+            segmentA.fixedCoord,
+          )
+        }
+      }
+    }
+  }
+
+  return outputTraces.map((trace) => ({
+    ...trace,
+    tracePath: simplifyPath(trace.tracePath),
+  }))
+}
diff --git a/tests/solvers/TraceCleanupSolver/mergeCloseSameNetTraceSegments.test.ts b/tests/solvers/TraceCleanupSolver/mergeCloseSameNetTraceSegments.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..70296c1ca
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/solvers/TraceCleanupSolver/mergeCloseSameNetTraceSegments.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,65 @@
+import { expect, test } from "bun:test"
+import { mergeCloseSameNetTraceSegments } from "lib/solvers/TraceCleanupSolver/mergeCloseSameNetTraceSegments"
+import type { SolvedTracePath } from "lib/solvers/SchematicTraceLinesSolver/SchematicTraceLinesSolver"
+
+const makeTrace = (
+  mspPairId: string,
+  globalConnNetId: string,
+  tracePath: SolvedTracePath["tracePath"],
+): SolvedTracePath =>
+  ({
+    mspPairId,
+    globalConnNetId,
+    tracePath,
+    mspConnectionPairIds: [mspPairId],
+    pinIds: [],
+    pins: [],
+  }) as unknown as SolvedTracePath
+
+test("merges close same-net parallel trace segments", () => {
+  const traces = [
+    makeTrace("a", "net1", [
+      { x: 0, y: 0 },
+      { x: 3, y: 0 },
+    ]),
+    makeTrace("b", "net1", [
+      { x: 1, y: -1 },
+      { x: 1, y: 0.08 },
+      { x: 4, y: 0.08 },
+      { x: 4, y: 1 },
+    ]),
+  ]
+
+  const result = mergeCloseSameNetTraceSegments(traces)
+
+  expect(result[1]!.tracePath).toEqual([
+    { x: 1, y: -1 },
+    { x: 1, y: 0 },
+    { x: 4, y: 0 },
+    { x: 4, y: 1 },
+  ])
+})
+
+test("does not merge close parallel trace segments from different nets", () => {
+  const traces = [
+    makeTrace("a", "net1", [
+      { x: 0, y: 0 },
+      { x: 3, y: 0 },
+    ]),
+    makeTrace("b", "net2", [
+      { x: 1, y: -1 },
+      { x: 1, y: 0.08 },
+      { x: 4, y: 0.08 },
+      { x: 4, y: 1 },
+    ]),
+  ]
+
+  const result = mergeCloseSameNetTraceSegments(traces)
+
+  expect(result[1]!.tracePath).toEqual([
+    { x: 1, y: -1 },
+    { x: 1, y: 0.08 },
+    { x: 4, y: 0.08 },
+    { x: 4, y: 1 },
+  ])
+})