Editor’s Choice
The Editor’s Choice articles are the very best articles published on Highways Today, personally selected by the editor for their quality, relevance, and impact. These standout pieces represent the finest journalism on the site, offering insightful analysis, exceptional storytelling, and a clear view of the trends shaping the future of infrastructure and construction.
The New Blueprint for Sustainable Mining
The New Blueprint for Sustainable Mining Mining and quarrying have long been synonymous with environmental disruption, from gaping open pits and scarred landscapes to polluted waterways and deforestat...
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EBRD Financing Unlocks Heavy Lift Infrastructure Across Central Asia
EBRD Financing Unlocks Heavy Lift Infrastructure Across Central Asia Across Central Asia, a quiet but decisive shift is under way. Wind farms are rising across open steppe, ports and rail corridors ar...
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EU Backs Rail Upgrade in Montenegro to Bolster Balkan Connectivity
EU Backs Rail Upgrade in Montenegro to Bolster Balkan Connectivity The European Union has committed a substantial €175.6 million package to reconstruct 39 kilometres of the Bar-Golubovci railway line,...
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Hawaii Builds a Data Driven Road Network With Bentley Blyncsy
Hawaii Builds a Data Driven Road Network With Bentley Blyncsy Across the global road sector, one challenge refuses to go away. Governments spend billions building and upgrading highways, yet most of t...
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Caterpillar shows of Cat AI Assistant at CES
Caterpillar shows of Cat AI Assistant at CES After more than a century of engineering progress, Caterpillar Inc. has reached another inflection point with the launch of Cat AI Assistant. Rather than t...
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The Smart Quarry and the Age of Data Driven Extraction
The Smart Quarry and the Age of Data Driven Extraction Modern quarrying is undergoing a quiet revolution. Once perceived as dusty, rugged sites relying on brute force and old-school intuition, quarrie...
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Bentley Systems Expands Asset Analytics Capabilities with Strategic Acquisitions
Bentley Systems Expands Asset Analytics Capabilities with Strategic Acquisitions Bentley Systems has taken a decisive step to reinforce its position in infrastructure asset intelligence with the acqui...
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Resetting the Clock on West Yorkshire Mass Transit
Resetting the Clock on West Yorkshire Mass Transit West Yorkshire’s long anticipated mass transit scheme has entered a more deliberate phase, with the UK government and the West Yorkshire Combined Aut...
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Brazil Reopens Consultation for Strategic Port Lease at São Sebastião
Brazil Reopens Consultation for Strategic Port Lease at São Sebastião Brazil’s port sector rarely stands still for long, yet some decisions carry more weight than others. The reopening of public consu...
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Major Stations, Rail and Systems Contract Opens for Toronto Subway Expansion
Major Stations, Rail and Systems Contract Opens for Toronto Subway Expansion Infrastructure Ontario and Metrolinx have taken a decisive step forward in delivering one of the Greater Toronto Area’s mos...
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Renewable Energy and Logistics Infrastructure Investments in Kazakhstan
Renewable Energy and Logistics Infrastructure Investments in Kazakhstan Kazakhstan’s push to modernise its energy and logistics backbone has taken a decisive step forward with new financing from the E...
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How Quarries and Aggregates Power Modern Infrastructure
How Quarries and Aggregates Power Modern Infrastructure Modern infrastructure is literally built on rock. Every highway, bridge, rail bed, airport runway, and wind farm rests upon millions of tonnes o...
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Rio Tinto Deepens Partnership with Yinhawangka People in the Pilbara
Rio Tinto Deepens Partnership with Yinhawangka People in the Pilbara Yinhawangka Aboriginal Corporation and Rio Tinto have taken a significant step in redefining how large-scale mining operates on tra...
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EBRD Investment Securing Water and Agriculture in Morocco
EBRD Investment Securing Water and Agriculture in Morocco Water has always shaped Morocco’s agricultural heartlands, but in recent decades the balance has tilted dangerously. Declining rainfall, risin...
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Almonty and South Korea Take Centre Stage in the Global Tungsten Supply Chain
Almonty and South Korea Take Centre Stage in the Global Tungsten Supply Chain Almonty Industries Inc. has crossed a decisive threshold at its flagship Sangdong Mine in South Korea. The successful deli...
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Investing in Power for Saudi Arabia’s Mountain Economy
Investing in Power for Saudi Arabia’s Mountain Economy High above the Red Sea coast, where the Sarawat Mountains reshape long-held assumptions about Saudi Arabia’s geography, Soudah Peaks is emerging...
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Sharper Insights for Critical Minerals with Data-Driven Mining
Sharper Insights for Critical Minerals with Data-Driven Mining GeologicAI has taken a decisive step to strengthen its position in the global critical minerals sector with the acquisition of Lumo Analy...
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Humans and Machines Redefine Construction Careers
Humans and Machines Redefine Construction Careers Around the world, construction sites are undergoing a quiet revolution. Machines are taking over the “dull, dirty, and dangerous” tasks, and human wor...
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Santa’s Smart Logistics
Santa’s Smart Logistics How the North Pole Would Deliver Christmas in the Digital Age Every December, the same question quietly lingers in the background. How could one operation possibly deliver bill...
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ADB Expands Finance and Infrastructure Investment in Papua New Guinea
ADB Expands Finance and Infrastructure Investment in Papua New Guinea Papua New Guinea stands at a pivotal moment in its development trajectory. With a rapidly growing population, vast natural resourc...
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Poland’s Offshore Wind Ambitions Gain Momentum with EIB Finance
Poland’s Offshore Wind Ambitions Gain Momentum with EIB Finance The European Investment Bank will commit €600 million to the construction of BC-Wind, a 390 MW offshore wind farm in the Baltic Sea that...
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Strategic Finance Behind Europe’s Lithium Energy Ambitions
Strategic Finance Behind Europe’s Lithium Energy Ambitions Europe’s race to secure critical raw materials has taken a decisive step forward with the European Investment Bank agreeing to provide €250 m...
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EBRD Road Finance Reinforces Moldova’s Gateway to European Markets
EBRD Road Finance Reinforces Moldova’s Gateway to European Markets Moldova’s road network has moved back into the spotlight following a fresh commitment from the European Bank for Reconstruction and D...
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ADB Financing Climate Resilient Roads in Timor Leste
ADB Financing Climate Resilient Roads in Timor Leste The Government of Timor-Leste and the Asian Development Bank have formalised a significant financing package aimed at restoring and futureproofing...
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IsDB Mobilises $1.36 Billion in Development Finance for the Region
IsDB Mobilises $1.36 Billion in Development Finance for the Region The Islamic Development Bank has approved a substantial new financing package worth approximately US$ 1.365 billion, marking one of t...
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ADB Mobilises Climate Finance for Ulaanbaatar’s Urban Transport Upgrade
ADB Mobilises Climate Finance for Ulaanbaatar’s Urban Transport Upgrade The Asian Development Bank has approved a $60 million loan for the project finance to support the Government of Mongolia in tran...
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EBRD Channels Investment into Türkiye’s Wind Power Future
EBRD Channels Investment into Türkiye’s Wind Power Future Türkiye’s renewable energy transition has taken another decisive step forward as the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development has comm...
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Constructing a Culture of Care
Constructing a Culture of Care The construction industry is facing a mental health crisis that can no longer be swept under the rug. Across the globe, construction workers suffer some of the worst men...
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China Pushes Autonomous Mining to New Heights
China Pushes Autonomous Mining to New Heights At an altitude where the air is thin, temperatures plunge well below freezing, and human endurance is stretched to its limits, China has quietly achieved...
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KIAD Railway Insurance Backing Powers Türkiye’s Strategic Rail Expansion
KIAD Railway Insurance Backing Powers Türkiye’s Strategic Rail Expansion Türkiye’s ambitious push to modernise its rail infrastructure has taken a decisive step forward with a major insurance commitme...
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Laldia Container Terminal to Reshape Bangladesh’s Maritime Future
Laldia Container Terminal to Reshape Bangladesh’s Maritime Future Bangladesh has taken a decisive step to expand its maritime capacity with the approval of a public-private partnership between the int...
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Strengthening Regional Road Links in Colombia Through PPP Finance
Strengthening Regional Road Links in Colombia Through PPP Finance Colombia’s National Infrastructure Agency has extended the deadline for submitting bids for the Public-Private Partnership of the El E...
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Transforming Coastal Ferry Routes and Mobility in São Paulo
Transforming Coastal Ferry Routes and Mobility in São Paulo São Paulo’s extensive network of ferry routes has long served as a vital transport backbone for coastal communities, commuters, and regional...
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Heathrow Expansion and the Future of UK Airport Capacity
Heathrow Expansion and the Future of UK Airport Capacity Heathrow’s long-debated third runway has resurfaced as one of the UK’s most consequential infrastructure proposals, promising to reshape nation...
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Kenya’s Landmark Highway Expansion Moves Into High Gear
Kenya’s Landmark Highway Expansion Moves Into High Gear Kenya has set the wheels in motion for one of its most ambitious transport upgrades in recent years as work begins on the Nairobi–Nakuru–Mau Sum...
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Strengthening Uganda’s Strategic Road Network
Strengthening Uganda’s Strategic Road Network Uganda is preparing for a decisive leap forward in its national road infrastructure as the African Development Bank and the Government of Uganda advance t...
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Regional Corridor Investment Advancing Connectivity Across East Africa
Regional Corridor Investment Advancing Connectivity Across East Africa The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank Group has approved US$214.47 million in financing to advance the second ph...
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Modernising Jordan’s Border Gateways
Modernising Jordan’s Border Gateways Jordan has placed the modernisation of the King Hussein Bridge at the forefront of its transport and logistics agenda, recognising the strategic weight this crossi...
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Jubail Buraidah Pipeline Marks Major Milestone In Saudi Water Security
Jubail Buraidah Pipeline Marks Major Milestone In Saudi Water Security Saudi Arabia has taken another decisive step toward long term water resilience with the Saudi Water Partnership Company confirmin...
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Major Screen Media Innovations Taking Centre Stage At CONEXPO CON AGG
Major Screen Media Innovations Taking Centre Stage At CONEXPO CON AGG CONEXPO CON AGG remains one of the most influential gatherings for the global construction and aggregates sectors, welcoming profe...
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The High-Tech Construction Safety Revolution
The High-Tech Construction Safety Revolution Construction sites are inherently dangerous places, but a wave of smart safety technologies is helping turn them into smarter, safer workplaces. From AI-en...
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DuPont Advancing Comfort and Safety with New Tyvek Protective Clothing
DuPont Advancing Comfort and Safety with New Tyvek Protective Clothing DuPont has reached a new milestone in personal protective equipment innovation following a series of independent assessments led...
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NDB Accelerating India’s Low Carbon Energy Transition
NDB Accelerating India’s Low Carbon Energy Transition India’s journey towards sustainable energy remains one of the most ambitious in the world. Its expanding population and economic development are d...
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ADB Investment Strengthens Climate Resilient Road Networks in South Java
ADB Investment Strengthens Climate Resilient Road Networks in South Java Java’s southern coastline has long been overshadowed by the island’s well-connected north, where major highways, ports, and eco...
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DJI FlyCart 100 Redefining Heavy-Lift Aerial Logistics
DJI FlyCart 100 Redefining Heavy-Lift Aerial Logistics DJI has expanded the landscape of airborne logistics with the introduction of the DJI FlyCart 100, a next-generation industrial drone engineered...
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Sandvik Secures European Financing to Advance Mining Automation
Sandvik Secures European Financing to Advance Mining Automation The European Investment Bank (EIB) has committed a substantial €500 million loan to Sandvik, the Stockholm-based engineering giant, to u...
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EIB Investing €289.5m for India’s Sustainable Metro Growth
EIB Investing €289.5m for India’s Sustainable Metro Growth The European Investment Bank (EIB), through its international development arm EIB Global, has approved €289.5 million in new financing to sup...
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Cat Battery Electric Haul Trucks Begin Pilbara Testing with Rio Tinto and BHP
Cat Battery Electric Haul Trucks Begin Pilbara Testing with Rio Tinto and BHP Australia’s mining industry is entering a pivotal era of electrification and fleet decarbonisation, with two Cat 793 XE Ea...
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Modernising Mauritania’s Strategic Railway Corridor
Modernising Mauritania’s Strategic Railway Corridor Mauritania’s iron ore industry depends heavily on a single rail artery stretching from the mining hub of Zouerate to the Atlantic port of Noua...
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The Urgent Skills Shift in Global Construction
The Urgent Skills Shift in Global Construction Across the world, the construction industry is undergoing a fundamental transformation. While machinery and methods are evolving, it is the workforce tha...
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