No more driving on slippery snow and ice? Could SOLAR roadways be in our future?

MILWAUKEE (WITI) -- Our roads need a lot of maintenance.

It seems like when it's not winter -- it's road construction season in Wisconsin!

So what if we could do away with all of the maintenance -- and actually GET something from our roadways?

Could SOLAR roadways be the roadways of the future?

You wouldn't think that a video about a seemingly boring topic like roadways would be going viral -- but a video posted to YouTube, explaining how "solar road panels" can be installed on roads, parking lots, driveways, sidewalks, bike paths, playgrounds -- and MORE, has garnered over three million hits!

These solar roadways can pay for themselves -- primarily through the generation of electricity -- which can power homes and businesses connected via driveways and parking lots.

Other features include: Heating elements to stay snow/ice free!

Can you IMAGINE not having to deal with slippery snow and ice on the roadways in the winter?!

Also -- LED road lines and signage, an attached Cable Corridor to store and treat stormwater, the charging of electric vehicles via energy from the sun and MORE.

WATCH the YouTube video:

CLICK HERE to learn more about the solar roadways project via an Indiegogo campaign that has raised over $1 million.