Predictive Maintenance
A connected infrastructure term linked to sensors, digital systems, mobility, automation or asset intelligence.
Predictive Maintenance Explained
Predictive Maintenance is a key term within smart infrastructure, where it is used across construction, infrastructure, transport and industrial project delivery. In practical terms, it helps describe how work is planned, specified, delivered, measured or maintained on real sites and assets. Understanding predictive maintenance is useful because the same language is often shared by contractors, designers, suppliers, asset owners, public authorities and investors.
Within Highways.Today’s Dictionary, predictive maintenance should be read as part of the wider vocabulary of connected assets, sensors, intelligent mobility, automation and digitally enabled infrastructure operations. It may appear in technical specifications, tender documents, project reports, equipment guides, safety plans, design models, maintenance schedules or news articles. Exact requirements can vary by country, project type, contract form, standard and manufacturer, so readers should always check the relevant local guidance, drawings, regulations and professional advice before relying on the term for design, procurement or operational decisions.
Articles Featuring Predictive Maintenance
Renewing our Ageing Assets for Better Future Outcomes
6th August 2026
Renewing our Ageing Assets for Better Future Outcomes The UK’s road and street networks are under increasing strain, as the…
The Biggest Change in Construction is Not AI, It’s Recurring Revenue
1st August 2026
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ANCEL Brings Proactive Battery Management To Commercial Vehicles
27th July 2026
ANCEL Brings Proactive Battery Management To Commercial Vehicles The portable jump starter has always been a grudge purchase, bought in…
Beyond Heavy Iron – The Next Century of Construction Equipment
25th July 2026
Beyond Heavy Iron – The Next Century of Construction Equipment One hundred years ago the construction equipment industry crossed a…
ARC’s India Forum Puts Industrial AI to Work Across Plants and Supply Chains
18th July 2026
ARC’s India Forum Puts Industrial AI to Work Across Plants and Supply Chains The signal from Bangalore this month was…
Autonomous Sensor Workflows are Redrawing Infrastructure Drone Surveying
16th July 2026
The Drone Was Never the Point Autonomous Sensor Workflows are Redrawing Infrastructure Drone Surveying For most of the past decade,…
The Intelligent Machine Has Arrived
10th July 2026
The Intelligent Machine Has Arrived Picture a working earthworks site on a weekday morning. An excavator trims a batter to…
The Roads That Autonomous Vehicles Need Don’t Yet Exist
8th July 2026
The Roads That Autonomous Vehicles Need Don’t Yet Exist Autonomous vehicles are coming to the UK but are our roads…
Editorial Note
The Highways.Today Dictionary is maintained as an editorial reference resource for construction, infrastructure, transport and industrial technology professionals. Definitions are intended to support understanding, discovery and research, and may be expanded over time as the Dictionary evolves into a broader illustrated industry reference.