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.
Unlocking Trust and Capital as Africa’s Carbon Markets Come of Age
Unlocking Trust and Capital as Africa’s Carbon Markets Come of Age Africa’s carbon future is hurtling into focus, and come October, Johannesburg will take centre stage. From 21 to 23 Octob...
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Greece Accelerates Smart City Transition with EIB Advisory Backing
Greece Accelerates Smart City Transition with EIB Advisory Backing Greece is stepping up its game in the race toward climate-neutral urban development, with six pioneering municipalities now partnerin...
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Powering Italy’s Future with €1.5 Billion Adriatic Energy Link Investment
Powering Italy’s Future with €1.5 Billion Adriatic Energy Link Investment Italy is charging ahead on its energy transformation journey with a landmark €1.5 billion financing package set to power...
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Accelerating the Green Transition to Drive Global Sustainability
Accelerating the Green Transition to Drive Global Sustainability Climate change is a global challenge that demands action across every sector of the economy. From the cars we drive to the buildings we...
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Smart Tolling Takes Off in Norway with Kapsch TrafficCom and Vegfinans
Smart Tolling Takes Off in Norway with Kapsch TrafficCom and Vegfinans Norway has taken a bold leap into the future of road infrastructure with the official launch of a barrier-free tolling system on...
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Paving the Way for Rural Prosperity in Paraguay
Paving the Way for Rural Prosperity in Paraguay Paraguay is making a major leap forward in connecting its rural heartlands with a $75 million loan from the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB). This...
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Saving Lives on Asia’s Roads
Saving Lives on Asia’s Roads Every day, across Asia’s bustling highways and rural backroads, road crashes shatter lives in an instant. In 2021, the region bore the brunt of a staggering gl...
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UNDRR and CDRI Join Forces to Future-Proof Global Infrastructure
UNDRR and CDRI Join Forces to Future-Proof Global Infrastructure In a world where climate extremes are becoming the new normal, the safety and durability of infrastructure can no longer be left to cha...
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What Material Gives the Best Head Protection on the Job?
What Material Gives the Best Head Protection on the Job? In the construction industry, there are no second chances when it comes to brain injuries. Whether you’re standing on scaffolding, operat...
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Ambitious Railway Tunnel Beneath Vienna Reaches Pivotal Milestone
Ambitious Railway Tunnel Beneath Vienna Reaches Pivotal Milestone Vienna is no stranger to ambitious infrastructure projects, but few rival the sheer scale and strategic significance of the U2xU5 metr...
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Crypto’s Mainstream Embrace Reshapes Global Infrastructure Investment
Crypto’s Mainstream Embrace Reshapes Global Infrastructure Investment The world of high finance is fast converging with the once-fringe realm of cryptocurrency, and the ripple effects are poised to tr...
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Transforming Peru’s Highlands with a Billion-Dollar PPP Road Deal
Transforming Peru’s Highlands with a Billion-Dollar PPP Road Deal In a defining moment for Peru’s transport infrastructure, PROINVERSIÓN, the country’s Private Investment Promotion A...
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City Skyway Twinning Bridge Project to Reinforce Ontario’s Trade Corridor
City Skyway Twinning Bridge Project to Reinforce Ontario’s Trade Corridor In a significant move for transport infrastructure in Southern Ontario, Infrastructure Ontario (IO) and the Ministry of Transp...
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Peru Accelerating Sustainable Infrastructure with Cajamarca Wastewater Project
Peru Accelerating Sustainable Infrastructure with Cajamarca Wastewater Project In a decisive move to modernise Peru’s sanitation infrastructure and protect its fragile ecosystems, the Peruvian governm...
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Colombia’s Rail Revival Shifts Gears with Major PPP Oversight Contract
Colombia’s Rail Revival Shifts Gears with Major PPP Oversight Contract Colombia is turning a bold corner in infrastructure development with the strategic appointment of Consorcio Dorada CSLE to...
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Venture Global Deepens LNG Ties with Germany Through Expanded SEFE Deal
Venture Global Deepens LNG Ties with Germany Through Expanded SEFE Deal In a powerful move to reinforce energy stability across Europe, Venture Global has announced an expanded agreement with German s...
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$1.4 Billion ViA15 Project to Bridge Infrastructure Gaps Across the Netherlands
$1.4 Billion ViA15 Project to Bridge Infrastructure Gaps Across the Netherlands The Netherlands is about to plug a critical gap in its road network with the ground-breaking ViA15 project – a game-chan...
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New Zealand Shortlists Bidders for Warkworth to Te Hana Expressway
New Zealand Shortlists Bidders for Warkworth to Te Hana Expressway New Zealand’s transport ambitions are shifting up a gear. Waka Kotahi – the New Zealand Transport Agency (NZTA) – has named the...
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Smart Cement to Generate Power from the Pavement and Store the Energy
Smart Cement to Generate Power from the Pavement and Store the Energy Concrete has long been the workhorse of modern civilisation. From motorways to megacities, it’s laid the very foundations of...
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Bentley System’s Open API Ushers in a New Era for Smart Infrastructure
Bentley System’s Open API Ushers in a New Era for Smart Infrastructure Bentley Systems has taken a bold step in the evolution of smart infrastructure technology by launching an open API framewor...
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Smart Green Technology is Making Sites More Sustainable
Smart Green Technology is Making Sites More Sustainable Across the construction industry, digital transformation is accelerating efforts to meet ambitious net-zero carbon goals. From intelligent desig...
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Volvo Refocuses in China with Strategic Exit from SDLG
Volvo Refocuses in China with Strategic Exit from SDLG Volvo Construction Equipment (Volvo CE) is making a decisive pivot in its Chinese market strategy, confirming the sale of its entire 70% stake in...
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Volvo CE sets Bold Course for European Growth with Swecon Acquisition
Volvo CE sets Bold Course for European Growth with Swecon Acquisition Volvo Construction Equipment (Volvo CE) is making a strategic play that could reshape its presence across Europe. In a landmark mo...
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Namibia to Host Africa PPP 2025 to Champion Infrastructure and Investment
Namibia to Host Africa PPP 2025 to Champion Infrastructure and Investment Namibia is preparing to roll out the red carpet for the 15th Africa PPP Summit, taking place from 28 to 31 October 2025 at the...
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CDE Commissions High-Efficiency 400tph Sand Washing Plant in Portsmouth
CDE Commissions High-Efficiency 400tph Sand Washing Plant in Portsmouth In a strategic move to enhance its marine dredged materials processing, Brett Aggregates has teamed up once again with CDE to la...
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FLIR is Setting the Gold Standard for Traffic Safety Technology Under the EU AI Act
FLIR is Setting the Gold Standard for Traffic Safety Technology Under the EU AI Act Artificial intelligence is no longer a futuristic buzzword. It’s already steering traffic, managing energy flows, an...
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ADB Investment Gives Thailand’s Eastern Economic Corridor a $68.7 Million Boost
ADB Investment Gives Thailand’s Eastern Economic Corridor a $68.7 Million Boost In a major push for sustainable development in Southeast Asia, the Asian Development Bank (ADB) has inked a $68.7...
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Honduras Drives Forward with Ambitious New Highway
Honduras Drives Forward with Ambitious New Highway Southern Honduras is gearing up for a dramatic upgrade in infrastructure, thanks to a major injection of project finance funding from the Central Ame...
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Caterpillar Empowers Customers to Master Maintenance with DIY Know-How
Caterpillar Empowers Customers to Master Maintenance with DIY Know-How In the world of heavy machinery, downtime isn’t just inconvenient—it’s costly. For owners and operators of Cat® equipment,...
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Recharging Greek Roads as Vinci Highways Unveils Solar Future for Olympia Odos
Recharging Greek Roads as Vinci Highways Unveils Solar Future for Olympia Odos The stretch of road that snakes between Athens and Patras has long been a vital artery for Greece’s transport netwo...
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TRL iROADS is Reinventing Climate-Resilient Road Management in Kerala
TRL iROADS is Reinventing Climate-Resilient Road Management in Kerala In the humid, monsoon-lashed state of Kerala, where roads snake through forests, coastal plains and bustling tourist towns, a sile...
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Driverless Cars are Accelerating the Future of Shared Mobility
Driverless Cars are Accelerating the Future of Shared Mobility Across the globe, urban centres are groaning under the weight of outdated transport systems, rising congestion, and the unrelenting need...
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The Rise of Eco-Friendly Building Materials
The Rise of Eco-Friendly Building Materials The construction industry has been undergoing a green revolution for a good few years, finding ingenious ways to replace traditional materials with sustaina...
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VolvoCE Strengthens European Roots with Swecon Acquisition
VolvoCE Strengthens European Roots with Swecon Acquisition In a bold move that signals a strategic shift in the European construction equipment market, Volvo Construction Equipment (Volvo CE) has anno...
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ADB and AFD Double Down on Asia-Pacific Sustainability with $6 Billion Pact
ADB and AFD Double Down on Asia-Pacific Sustainability with $6 Billion Pact The Asian Development Bank (ADB) and France’s Agence Française de Développement (AFD) have officially doubled their joint co...
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Ancient Japanese Paving Technology Reborn to Fix Modern Road Infrastructure
Ancient Japanese Paving Technology Reborn to Fix Modern Road Infrastructure In the remote highlands of Meru, Kenya, seasonal downpours once left rural roads gutted with mud and potholes. Farmers found...
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Reimagining Growth and Entrepreneurship for a New Era
Reimagining Growth and Entrepreneurship for a New Era In the face of global uncertainty and technological upheaval, more than 1,700 global leaders convened in Tianjin, China, for the 16th Annual Meeti...
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Digital Twins Reinventing Road Engineering Infrastructure
Digital Twins Reinventing Road Engineering Infrastructure The digital twin revolution isn’t just knocking on the door of the construction industry – it’s kicking it wide open, particularly in the real...
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Bentley and Enactus Empower Global Students with Digital Twins
Bentley and Enactus Empower Global Students with Digital Twins As infrastructure projects surge across the globe, a troubling gap is widening: the workforce needed to bring these critical developments...
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Fabled Lighthouse of Alexandria Rises from the Depths into a Digital Twin
Fabled Lighthouse of Alexandria Rises from the Depths into a Digital Twin After centuries shrouded in mystery beneath the Mediterranean waves, the fabled Lighthouse of Alexandria, once hailed as one o...
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Australia’s Green Finance Framework Raises the Bar for Mining Worldwide
Australia’s Green Finance Framework Raises the Bar for Mining Worldwide Australia has taken a decisive step onto the world stage by launching the first sustainable finance taxonomy that doesn’t shy aw...
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A Comprehensive Guide to Buying an Asphalt Plant
A Comprehensive Guide to Buying an Asphalt Plant Owning an asphalt mixing plant is a major investment that can fundamentally transform a construction business. With roads and highways being built or r...
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Sacyr’s $1.6Bn Strategic Shift in Colombia sets the Stage for Future Growth
Sacyr’s $1.6Bn Strategic Shift in Colombia sets the Stage for Future Growth In a strategic move reflecting both confidence and ambition, Spanish infrastructure heavyweight Sacyr has inked a sign...
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Recycled Plastics are Reshaping Papua New Guinea’s Roads
Recycled Plastics are Reshaping Papua New Guinea’s Roads In the face of mounting plastic pollution and vulnerable road networks, Papua New Guinea (PNG) is charting a new course that’s both sustainable...
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Asphalt Overlays and the Driveway Renaissance
Asphalt Overlays and the Driveway Renaissance Driveways, whether leading to suburban homes in the United States or villas nestled in the hills of Tuscany, endure a lot. Sun, rain, frost, oil stains, a...
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Transforming Asphalt in the Age of Climate Pressure
Transforming Asphalt in the Age of Climate Pressure Asphalt – the black, tarry substance binding our roads – lies at the intersection of two defining challenges of our time: the race to build and main...
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Turning Waste into Wealth with Liebherr in Switzerland
Turning Waste into Wealth with Liebherr in Switzerland In the picturesque canton of St. Gallen, where pristine Alpine air meets the rhythm of responsible living, something quietly transformative is ha...
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Malta Reshapes Mobility with Digitised Road Management with TRL iROADS
Malta Reshapes Mobility with Digitised Road Management with TRL iROADS Malta, with its rich history and tightly woven infrastructure, is now steering its transport network firmly into the digital age....
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UK Industry Backs BS8681 to Elevate Fall Protection Standards
UK Industry Backs BS8681 to Elevate Fall Protection Standards In a powerful and unprecedented show of solidarity, the UK fall protection sector is rallying behind the rollout of BS8681:2024 – a brand-...
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Sandvik’s Basic Premium for Demolition and Recycling with Simplified Performance
Sandvik’s Basic Premium for Demolition and Recycling with Simplified Performance Sandvik has taken a bold step into new territory with the launch of its Basic Premium range – a no-nonsense, high...
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