Crossing highways near Cologne, Germany, taken from a hot air balloon.

Crossing highways near Cologne, Germany, taken from a hot air balloon. / Flickr

Eighteen miles of I-85 could be an on-ramp to the future.

The Ray C. Anderson Memorial Highway, or The Ray, stretches from West Point to LaGrange. Named for a carpet manufacturer once called the "greenest CEO," The Ray is now a proving ground for technologies that could make infrastructure safer and more ecologically sustainable.

So, how would it work? We asked Allie Kelly, executive director of The Ray.

"On Second Thought" host Virginia Prescott speaks with Allie Kelly.

Kelly is one of the featured speakers at TEDxAtlanta 2019 on Friday, March 15. To livestream her talk, visit the TEDxAtlanta homepage. 

 

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