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Jul 18, 2017

In rural Georgia, state builds high-tech ‘highway of the future’

Reprinted from AJC.com Government, companies, foundation collaborate on The Ray. Just past the Alabama border, in a bit of rural Georgia filled with manufacturing plants and distribution warehouses, there’s an 18-mile stretch of Interstate 85 where new technologies are being tested for what could be a…

Jul 18, 2017

Here’s what a sustainable highway might look like

Reprinted from Jose Fermoso’s article on GreenBiz If you want to see the future of transport in action, you might expect to tour a Silicon Valley research and development lab. But one of the best places to see the future of sustainable transportation might be in…

Jul 10, 2017 Press Release

Recycled Tires Increase Longevity of Troup County Road

Troup County Partners with The Ray to Identify Optimal Asphalt Mix for Tom Hall Parkway Troup County, Georgia and The Ray are excited to announce that the Tom Hall Parkway paving project will use recycled tires mixed into the asphalt to increase road durability and reduce road noise. The project…

Jun 20, 2017

Safe Tires a First Step on the Road to Zero

Reprinted from National Safety Council’s Safety First Guest Blog by Anna Cullen Innovative technology on a stretch of Georgia highway aims to save lives. If our nation is to eliminate preventable deaths everywhere, it will need to eliminate preventable deaths on the roads. We hope this can begin…

Jun 20, 2017

Seven audacious ideas to reverse global warming

Reprinted from Science Focus. From artificial leaves to smart highways, here are some of the most ambitious ideas to save our planet. How do we solve a problem like climate change? In the new book Drawdown, a team of over 200 scholars, scientists, policymakers, business leaders,…

Jun 14, 2017

The Solar Highway of the Future

Reprinted from NationSwell. As many of America’s asphalt and concrete roads crumble, solar pavement may offer a brighter future. Off Interstate 85 along the Alabama-Georgia border, an area of asphalt the size of two SUVs parked nose-to-nose is soaking up the sun. But unlike traditional blacktop,…

Jun 8, 2017

Building a Sustainable ‘Highway of the Future’

By Jenni Bergal. Reprinted from Stateline. Just past the Alabama border, in a bit of rural Georgia filled with manufacturing plants and distribution warehouses, there’s an 18-mile stretch of Interstate 85 where new technologies are being tested for what could be a green highway of the…

May 16, 2017

How To: build an infrastruture inventory

Reprinted from the Atlas Blog A number of our Atlas cities – from El Paso, to New Orleans and San Diego – are looking for ways to use municipally owned spaces as testbeds for innovative infrastructure technologies. Doing so will not only help them understand how solutions…

May 1, 2017

Roads Learn How to Multi-Task

Infrastructure of the future will generate power, regulate driver safety, reduce emissions and even generate revenue. According to the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), there are currently 4.12 million miles of roads in the United States. Based on that data, roads take up less than 1% of the total land area of the…

Apr 24, 2017

Announcing the United States of Innovation 2017

The Ray is listed in Fast Company’s 50 Projects that are Really Making America Great Again. Read more.

Apr 18, 2017

The Ray is Discussed on The Energy Gang Podcast

The Ray was mentioned on GreenTech Media’s Energy Gang Podcast on April 6, 2017. The discussion was focused around recent infrastructure challenges in Atlanta and Los Angeles, and how educational campaigns can affect driver behavior and traffic patterns. The infrastructure conversation runs from 28:15-36:16. …

Mar 27, 2017 Press Release

Combating Pollution with Bioswales

Georgia DOT and The Ray install 10 acres of native grasses and pollinator plants; decrease pollution (Atlanta, GA – March 27, 2017) — Last week, The Ray and the Georgia Department of Transportation (GDOT) installed five to ten acres of native grasses and pollinator…

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