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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

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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.

Dec 20, 2019

Troup County becomes home to the first solar road in the United States

TROUP COUNTY, GA. (WRBL) – 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…

Dec 19, 2019 Press Release

The U.S. Solar Road Gets A Technical Upgrade, more Energy Production Expected

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE December 19, 2019 (LaGrange, GA) — The Ray, the Georgia Department of Transportation (Georgia DOT), and international infrastructure innovator Colas have unveiled an upgraded version of the Wattway solar road at the Visitor Information Center located at Exit 1 on Interstate 85. Colas invented…

Dec 19, 2019

Beautification project completed on Exit 13

The main part of a 35-acre beautification project has recently been completed at Exit 13 on I-85, although it may be summer before those using the exit can see the full impact of the project. In February 2018, local leaders approved a major landscaping project at Exit 13 on I-85…

Dec 12, 2019

‘AV-friendly’ lane markings deployed on Georgia’s I-85 technology testbed

Special lane markings for autonomous vehicles (AVs) developed by 3M have been deployed along Georgia’s real-world proving ground for new transportation infrastructure technologies, in order to improve driver safety and better facilitate the testing of self-driving vehicles. Read More. Traffic Technology…

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