“Transforming I-5 with cleaner
and smarter transportation”
The nation's first "solar highway" is located in Oregon on the West Coast Green Highway at the intersection of I-5 and I-205. The facility includes 594 solar panels to help light up the interchange with clean, renewable and secure energy.
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Washington is off to an early start with the first segment of the West Coast Green Highway. With $1.32 million from a Federal Recovery Act grant, the state Department of Commerce and WSDOT are joining forces to install electric-vehicle charging stations along I-5 between British Columbia and Oregon for the nation’s first “electric highway.”
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The EV Project selected seven communities along the West Coast Green Highway to receive the first shipment of next-generation electric vehicles that will hit the market in a tidal wave of technology from the biggest car makers. The Nissan Leaf, GM’s Chevrolet Volt and the Ford Focus are among nearly two dozen new EV models that will change the sound of highway traffic over the next few years.
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It’s not just about EV’s. Personal transportation of tomorrow requires infrastructure for vehicles that run on a variety of alternative fuels. From hydrogen to natural gas, biodiesel to ethanol, vehicle technology is providing more and more options for low- and zero-emission mobility.
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JUNE 2010 -
Gov. Gregoire announces $1.32 million in Federal Recovery Act funding to launch the nation’s first "electric highway," a network of fast charging locations for electric vehicle drivers on I-5.
JULY 2010 -
Senator Patty Murray wins federal support for the I-5 West Coast Green Highway Electrification Demonstration Project in the Senate THUD Appropriations Subcommittee bill.
