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The Ray Champions Grid Modernization Through "Speed to Power" Infrastructure Initiative
The Ray has announced its formal response to the U.S. Department of Energy regarding the Accelerating Speed to Power initiative. Their strategic blueprint offers a scalable, low-conflict pathway to unlock massive grid capacity by utilizing existing highway and rail rights-of-way.

Energy & Infrastructure

The Ray and the Montana Department of Transportation Form Partnership to Advance Safe and Resilient Infrastructure
The Ray has officially formalized a partnership with the Montana Department of Transportation (MDT) to develop innovative, technology-driven solutions to enhance safety, mobility, and resource conservation across Montana’s vast transportation network.

Environment

The Ray Deploys Natural Capital at WSDOT’S Scatter Creek Site
The Ray has collaborated with the Washington State Department of Transportation to demonstrate how active transit corridors can simultaneously deliver value for the ecosystem and public infrastructure.

Energy & Infrastructure

Enhancing Roadway Safety: Deploying Pi-lit® Impact Detection Technology
Following a highly successful one-year pilot on The Ray, Georgia Department of Transportation is officially expanding the Pi-lit® system across Metro Atlanta, North Georgia, and the Georgia Coast.

Energy & Infrastructure

The Ray Directs National Strategy for Transportation Digital Infrastructure
The Ray has delivered a comprehensive formal response to the U.S. Department of Transportation’s (USDOT) Request for Information (RFI) regarding a national Transportation Digital Infrastructure (TDI) strategy.

Energy & Infrastructure

Connected Equipment is Protecting Louisiana’s Drivers
The Ray has released a new ArcGIS StoryMap case study, Digital Work Zone Safety: Connected Equipment in Louisiana.

Energy & Infrastructure

Redefining Rural Road Safety
The Ray recently submitted a joint response with Abley to the USDOT’s ROUTES Initiative Request for Information (RFI). This submission pairs The Ray's transportation technology focus with Abley’s safety software to deliver a proactive, data-backed methodology.

Environment

Technical Spotlight: Biological Engineering in the Highway Right-of-Way
October marked the successful completion of the first year of the Sorghum Roadside Trials on The Ray, a pilot project proving how specialized, resilient cereal crops can solve legacy infrastructure issues through biological engineering.

Environment

Infrastructure in Motion: The Ray and Kia Georgia Partner to Stabilize West Point Test Track
The Ray team is proud to highlight its recent collaboration with Kia Georgia at their West Point manufacturing facility, where The Ray's Natural Capital program oversaw the installation of 14 acres of perennial native grasses and wildflowers.

Energy & Infrastructure

From Roadside to Resource: The Ray Leads on Powering the Grid With the Public Right-of-Way
The Ray is reimagining the public right-of-way (ROW) as a vital land-use solution. They've shared their latest work in establishing a national blueprint for energy infrastructure colocation and grid resilience.

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