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Dec 12, 2019

Georgia DOT Partners with 3M on Smart Roadway Tech

In August, the Georgia Department of Transportation announced a plan to turn an 18-mile portion of Interstate 85 in southern Georgia into a test bed for connected vehicle technology, including vehicle-to-infrastructure connectivity. The highway is known as The Ray, named after Ray C. Anderson, a Georgia businessman…

Dec 11, 2019

'Connected roads' lane marking on The Ray

The Georgia Department of Transportation (Georgia DOT), 3M and The Ray announced in the press release, that all lanes of the 13 miles of Interstate 85, from the Georgia-Alabama border to Exit 13-LaGrange, are now marked with 3M’s Connected Roads All Weather Elements striping technology. According to the press release…

Dec 11, 2019 Press Release

“Connected Roads” Lane Markings on The Ray

3M’s Connected Roads All Weather Elements are designed for high visibility in all weather conditions, by both human and machine-operated vehicles. ATLANTA, GA (December 11, 2019) – Today, the Georgia Department of Transportation (Georgia DOT), 3M and The Ray announced that all lanes of the 13 miles of Interstate 85,…

Nov 26, 2019 Press Release

Liberty Tire Recycling to Match First $5,000 Donated to The Ray on Georgia Gives Day

November 26, 2019 (LaGrange, GA) — Liberty Tire Recycling announced today that they will be matching the first $5,000 donated to The Ray on Georgia Gives Day, December 3, 2019. Georgia Gives Day falls each year on Giving…

Nov 21, 2019 Press Release

The Ray receives Recognition and Accolades for Smart, Sustainable Highway in Georgia

Atlanta Magazine, The Shorty Awards and Newsweek honor the innovative P4 building the future highway, today. (Atlanta, Georgia, November 21, 2019) – For almost five years, The Ray has worked to transform 18 miles of Interstate 85 in Troup County, Georgia into a zero fatality, zero carbon and zero…

Nov 20, 2019

National spotlight shines on The Ray

It was announced last week that The Ray won the Energy Award at the Fourth annual Shorty Social Good Awards. We’re sure some of our readers are wondering what the Shorty Social Good Awards are. Others might even be wondering what The Ray is. We’ll answer both of those questions.

Nov 19, 2019

THE RAY DETAILS PARTNERSHIP WITH PANASONIC AND GDOT ON V2X ROADWAY PROJECT

Atlanta-based non-profit The Ray partnered with GDOT and Panasonic this past August to create a vehicle-to-everything (V2X) data ecosystem designed to enable Georgia’s first connected interstate roadway. “Partnering with Panasonic and our department of transportation made perfect sense,” co-founder Harriet Anderson Langford tells Hypepotamus. “We want our…

Nov 19, 2019

The Ray receives prestigious award

On Thursday night, The Ray was announced as the winner of the Energy Award at the fourth annual Shorty Social Good Awards. The Ray is the 18-mile stretch of road that extends from LaGrange to the Alabama state line, where technologies and innovations are being installed with a goal of…

Nov 15, 2019

Groundbreakers 2019: 13 visionaries working for a greener Georgia

A highway’s an odd namesake for one of the world’s greenest CEOs. That thought occurred to Harriet Anderson Langford five years ago as she returned home from the state Capitol, where 18 miles of Interstate 85 southwest of Atlanta had just been named for her late father. Ray Anderson, founder…

Nov 13, 2019

Valley Zaxbys hosts Veterans Day Event

In celebration of Veterans Day, Zaxby’s in Valley hosted a Touch a Trunk event Monday eventing, giving local families a chance to see, touch and sit in big trucks used every day by first responders. At the event, Anna Cullen, director of external relations and communications, and Stewart Massey talked…

Nov 3, 2019

What The World Could Look Like In 2040 — If We Took Climate Change Seriously

“We have enough things to fight against; let’s start looking for a world we can fight FOR.” These words, spoken by director Damon Gameau at a screening for his film, 2040, really hit home for me. As a writer who is passionate about sustainable living and…

Nov 1, 2019 Press Release

The Ray Selected as Newsweek’s Top 100 Smart City Partner – Momentum Awards

Atlanta, Georgia, November 1, 2019 – The Ray has been selected as one of the Top 100 Smart City Partners for Newsweek’s Momentum Awards. The Momentum Awards are an annual celebration of the people and cities propelling the world toward an environmentally sustainable, socially equitable, economically viable future…

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