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Feb 17, 2020

A Transformative Approach to Highway Construction

An 18-mile stretch of Georgia interstate is pushing the technological envelope with respect to safety and sustainability in road construction. By leveraging solar energy, recycled tires, vehicle telematics data and valuable roadside right-of-way, The Ray Project is showcasing how America’s highways can be transformed into more ecologically beneficial, revenue-generating infrastructure. “The goal…

Feb 15, 2020

A TRANSFORMATIVE APPROACH TO HIGHWAY CONSTRUCTION

Feb 12, 2020

HOW SOLAR ROADS COULD MAKE TRANSPORT CLEANER

In 2016, the French government announced one of the most ambitious infrastructure projects in modern history: a 620-mile highway passing through Normandy built of solar panels instead of asphalt. The panels, the government said, would generate 790 kilowatts per day and power 5 million homes. That ambitious plan flopped. In…

Jan 27, 2020

INSIDE THE WORLD’S FIRST REGENERATIVE HIGHWAY

Since ancient times, humans have been altering the environment to create throughways for the transport of food and goods, not to mention travel and military defense. But over the course of thousands of years, little has changed regarding the way roads are built. It’s still a necessity to clear trees…

Jan 23, 2020

Troup County is Home to First Solar Right of Way in America

By now, Troup County residents are most likely well familiar with The Ray C Anderson memorial highway – the 18-mile section of interstate 85 located between LaGrange and West Point. The Ray is an example of how the use of technology and trusted partnerships can provide cleaner and safer highways.

Jan 21, 2020

CNC Recognized For GA’s First Highway Pollinator Garden

ROSWELL, GA — The Chattahoochee Nature Center was recently recognized by the Federal Highway Administration for efforts in building The Ray, “the sustainable road of the future.” The director of horticulture for Chattahoochee Nature Center, Henning von Schmeling, received the 2019 Environmental Excellence Award on behalf of Chattahoochee Nature Center…

Jan 6, 2020

Georgia DOT Tests New Striping to Enable Driverless Cars

Next-gen highway striping has been deployed on a strip of highway in Georgia with the aim of making roadways safer while also helping to accommodate advanced driving systems (ADS) technology. The Ray, an 18-mile stretch of Interstate 85 in southern Georgia, functions as a test bed for next-generation highway technologies.

Dec 27, 2019

Forward-Thinking Philanthropy

“Ray C. Anderson was the founder of the modular carpet-making giant Interface and perhaps the state’s leading business-based environmentalist. After Anderson’s death in 2011, the Georgia legislature named an eighteen-mile stretch of interstate highway in west Georgia’s Troup County after him. Soon thereafter, his daughter, Harriet, and other family members set out…

Dec 27, 2019

US Solar Road Gets Upgraded Technically

The Ray, the Georgia Department of Transportation, and worldwide infrastructure innovator Colas have unveiled an upgraded model of the Wattway solar highway on the Customer Information Center situated at Exit 1 on Interstate 85. Read More.

Dec 26, 2019

First Solar Road Right Here in West Point

Troup County is now home to a major technological innovation, the first solar road in America. The Ray, the Georgia Department of Transportation, and international infrastructure innovator Colas have unveiled an upgraded version of the Wattway solar road. It’s located at the Visitor Information Center located at Exit 1 on…

Dec 24, 2019

Ray Solar Roadway | TTN Clips

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Dec 20, 2019

Wattway solar road near welcome center

The Ray, the Georgia Department of Transportation and international infrastructure innovator Colas have unveiled an upgraded version of the Wattway solar road at the Georgia Visitor Information Center located in West Point on Interstate 85. Read More.

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