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.
Crete’s Largest Road Project Kicks Off to Transform Travel Across the Island
Crete’s Largest Road Project Kicks Off to Transform Travel Across the Island The Greek government has officially launched construction on what is being hailed as Crete’s most ambitious road infrastruc...
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Komatsu and Ouster Advance Mining Autonomy with Cutting-Edge Lidar
Komatsu and Ouster Advance Mining Autonomy with Cutting-Edge Lidar The mining industry is accelerating its journey toward fully autonomous operations, and two major players are teaming up to push the...
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ADB and KfW Deepen Financial Ties to Tackle Asia-Pacific Challenges
ADB and KfW Deepen Financial Ties to Tackle Asia-Pacific Challenges In a world where development demands outpace resources, strategic financial partnerships are the lifeblood of progress. That reality...
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Forging the Future at The 2025 Construction Startup Competition
Forging the Future at The 2025 Construction Startup Competition The construction industry is undergoing a seismic shift, and at the epicentre of this transformation lies the Construction Startup Compe...
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The Data-Driven Transformation of Highway Maintenance
The Data-Driven Transformation of Highway Maintenance Highway maintenance is undergoing a quiet revolution. What was once the domain of asphalt, concrete, and road crews is increasingly augmented by d...
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Tunnel Safety Gets a Bold Upgrade on India’s Samruddhi Expressway
Tunnel Safety Gets a Bold Upgrade on India’s Samruddhi Expressway India’s infrastructure story is accelerating at a breath-taking pace, with bold projects reshaping the nation’s transport backbo...
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Can Our Road Infrastructure Handle Heavier Electric Vehicles
Can Our Road Infrastructure Handle Heavier Electric Vehicles Electric vehicles are pulling their weight – and then some. Picture a shiny new electric SUV merging onto a motorway: it glides near-silent...
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Sacyr Leads Paraguay’s Historic Mobility Overhaul
Sacyr Leads Paraguay’s Historic Mobility Overhaul A game-changing investment is set to redefine the way Paraguay moves. In a bold step toward revolutionising transport connectivity, Sacyr Conces...
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Kapsch TrafficCom Tunnel Management System Drives Brazil’s Largest Infrastructure Upgrade
Kapsch TrafficCom Tunnel Management System Drives Brazil’s Largest Infrastructure Upgrade Brazil’s southern city of Florianópolis has just stepped into the future of traffic control with a bold move t...
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Mecbo America Unleashes Tracked Concrete Pumps for the Modern Jobsite
Mecbo America Unleashes Tracked Concrete Pumps for the Modern Jobsite In a bold move that signals a new era for concrete pumping in the Americas, Mecbo America, the newly formed division of Blastcrete...
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AI at the Edge with Liebherr, Reycom and Qualcomm
AI at the Edge with Liebherr, Reycom and Qualcomm In a landmark collaboration poised to reshape industrial automation, three technology giants have joined forces. Liebherr, Reycom and Qualcomm Technol...
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JCB Drivetrain Systems Celebrates 40 Years of Power, Precision, and Partnership
JCB Drivetrain Systems Celebrates 40 Years of Power, Precision, and Partnership From humble beginnings in Wrexham to becoming a trusted global supplier to OEM giants, JCB Drivetrain Systems is celebra...
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Sandvik Unveils Electric QH443E Cone Crusher for Sustainable Quarry Operations
Sandvik Unveils Electric QH443E Cone Crusher for Sustainable Quarry Operations Sandvik Mobile Crushing and Screening is once again pushing industry boundaries with the launch of its latest innovation,...
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Trimble Supercharges Progress Tracking for Civil Contractors
Trimble Supercharges Progress Tracking for Civil Contractors In a decisive step forward for the heavy civil construction sector, Trimble has unveiled a game-changing integration between two of its fla...
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JCT Unveils Cutting-Edge Traffic Signal Design Course
JCT Unveils Cutting-Edge Traffic Signal Design Course When it comes to traffic signals in the UK, few names ring louder than JCT. While the consultancy is well-known for hosting the annual Traffic Sig...
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Understanding Galvanic Metal Corrosion
Understanding Galvanic Metal Corrosion Ever encountered unexpected rust or corrosion despite meticulous planning and careful choice of materials? You’re not alone. The galvanic series, an often...
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Young Innovators Shine as Big Bang Finalists Unveiled for 2025
Young Innovators Shine as Big Bang Finalists Unveiled for 2025 From a sustainable Formula One helmet to an eco-conscious water filter and a robotic pill dispenser, this year’s Big Bang UK Young...
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Volvo CE Unveils Mid-Size Electric Powerhouses in North America
Volvo CE Unveils Mid-Size Electric Powerhouses in North America Volvo Construction Equipment (Volvo CE) has taken a bold leap into the future by debuting its first mid-size electric machines in North...
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Twiceme Reinventing Digital Safety for Jobsites and the Great Outdoors
Twiceme Reinventing Digital Safety for Jobsites and the Great Outdoors Twiceme Technology has just lifted the lid on a bold new chapter in digital safety with the launch of Twiceme 2.0 — a smart updat...
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Drone Construction Takes Building to New Heights
Drone Construction Takes Building to New Heights Gone are the days when construction was limited to the ground. With the rise of aerial robotics, the future of building is quite literally taking off....
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Meet Skanska’s AI Safety Sidekick for Safer, Smarter Construction Sites
Meet Skanska’s AI Safety Sidekick for Safer, Smarter Construction Sites Skanska, one of the titans of global construction and development, has just raised the bar on job site safety in the Unite...
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WD-40 Repair Challenge is Back for 2025 and Bigger than Ever
WD-40 Repair Challenge is Back for 2025 and Bigger than Ever The WD-40® Brand is once again throwing down the gauntlet to makers, fixers and hands-on heroes with the return of its annual Repair Challe...
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The Ultimate Guide to Smart Highways and Intelligent Roadways
The Ultimate Guide to Smart Highways and Intelligent Roadways Imagine a highway that warns you of a traffic jam miles ahead, clears congestion with a few keystrokes in a control centre, or even charge...
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Laos Opens RFQ for Luang Prabang International Airport PPP Project
Laos Opens RFQ for Luang Prabang International Airport PPP Project In a bold step towards modernising its air transport sector, the Government of the Lao People’s Democratic Republic has thrown...
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Aninver and Sweroad Join Forces to Transform Urban Transport PPPs
Aninver and Sweroad Join Forces to Transform Urban Transport PPPs The world’s roads are standing at a crossroads—quite literally. As cities swell and transport networks strain under the weight of urba...
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Ambitious Kuwait New City Project Take Shape with $863m Infrastructure Contracts
Ambitious Kuwait New City Project Take Shape with $863m Infrastructure Contracts Big moves are afoot in Kuwait’s real estate and infrastructure scene. China Gezhouba Group Co. (CGGC), a heavyweight in...
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Vinci Highways Expands Brazilian Footprint with Strategic Highway Concession
Vinci Highways Expands Brazilian Footprint with Strategic Highway Concession Marking another significant milestone in Brazil’s booming infrastructure landscape, VINCI Highways, a strategic arm o...
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Trackunit’s Customer-Driven Innovation is Redefining Construction Technology
Trackunit’s Customer-Driven Innovation is Redefining Construction Technology “When you put the customer’s voice at the heart of your business, you don’t just meet expectations—you raise the bar for an...
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JCB Hydrogen Loadall Put to the Test on BAM Construction Site
JCB Hydrogen Loadall Put to the Test on BAM Construction Site Hydrogen power is no longer just a concept for the future, it’s powering real machines on active construction sites today. That’s the mess...
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Global Trends and Technologies Shaping the Future of Construction
Global Trends and Technologies Shaping the Future of Construction The global construction industry is entering a new era defined by rapid innovation and adaptation shaping the future of construction....
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Ferrovial’s Strategic Investment Reshapes Toronto’s Infrastructure Landscape
Ferrovial’s Strategic Investment Reshapes Toronto’s Infrastructure Landscape The international infrastructure sector is abuzz as Ferrovial, a name synonymous with world-class infrastructure and...
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Bentley Systems OpenGround Secures FedRAMP In Process Status
Bentley Systems OpenGround Secures FedRAMP In Process Status When it comes to federal infrastructure, the stakes couldn’t be higher. Ensuring the highest standards of data security is not just a prefe...
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Hyundai, Develon, Gravis Robotics and Holcim Redefine Autonomous Machinery
Hyundai, Develon, Gravis Robotics and Holcim Redefine Autonomous Machinery HD Hyundai XiteSolution (HDX), the powerhouse behind HD Hyundai Infracore and the ever-evolving Develon brand, has just throw...
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Granite’s AI Asphalt Guru Sets New Industry Learning Standard
Granite’s AI Asphalt Guru Sets New Industry Learning Standard At the recent Associated General Contractors of America (AGC) Annual Convention in Columbus, Ohio, a ripple of excitement ran through the...
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Revolutionising Construction Scheduling with Alice Plan AI 2D Visual Planning
Revolutionising Construction Scheduling with Alice Plan AI 2D Visual Planning ALICE Technologies has lifted the curtain on its latest innovation, ALICE Plan, an AI-powered visual planning tool that’s...
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AECOM Announces Strategic Acquisition of Allen Gordon LLP
AECOM Announces Strategic Acquisition of Allen Gordon LLP The UK and Ireland are standing at a watershed moment, quite literally. With infrastructure investment in water and energy markets poised to e...
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Continental’s Automotive Evolution Charges Ahead With Aumovio Branding
Continental’s Automotive Evolution Charges Ahead With Aumovio Branding The global automotive industry is undergoing a seismic shift, and Continental is right at the heart of it. In a move set to...
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Streamlined Practices Using Lean Construction Revolutionise Civil Engineering
Streamlined Practices Using Lean Construction Revolutionise Civil Engineering Lean construction isn’t just a buzzword or trendy management philosophy; it’s a transformative approach reshap...
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Safety Gets Smarter With viAct $7.3 Million Investment
Safety Gets Smarter With viAct $7.3 Million Investment For too long, construction safety has played catch-up. When something went wrong, the industry responded. But with the AI revolution sweeping acr...
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Burges Salmon’s Role in CNG Fuels’ Transformational Journey in the UK
Burges Salmon’s Role in CNG Fuels’ Transformational Journey in the UK When the heavyweights of road transport make a leap towards net zero, the world sits up and takes notice. In a landmark transactio...
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What Is Chainlink in Crypto?
What Is Chainlink in Crypto? Chainlink is a decentralized oracle network that connects smart contracts on blockchains with real-world data, events, and payments. While blockchains are powerful tools f...
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Reshaping Global Infrastructure with Institutional Capital and Digital Finance
Reshaping Global Infrastructure with Institutional Capital and Digital Finance Infrastructure – the roads we drive on, the bridges we cross, the power grids lighting our cities – is often called the b...
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Counting the Cost of Standing Still in Asia as They Race to Reinvent Transport
Counting the Cost of Standing Still in Asia as They Race to Reinvent Transport Asia’s roads, rails and ports no longer merely creak, they haemorrhage value. Recent estimates put the annual drag from c...
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ASU is Redefining Concrete Infrastructure in Arizona
ASU is Redefining Concrete Infrastructure in Arizona In the sun-scorched expanses of Arizona, where infrastructure ages faster under the punishing desert heat, repairs have long been synonymous with d...
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ASCE and Esri Join Forces to Revolutionise Infrastructure Planning
ASCE and Esri Join Forces to Revolutionise Infrastructure Planning In a game-changing move for infrastructure planning and public policy, the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) has unveiled it...
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Heavy Metal at bauma with Metallica Inspired Skid Steer Loader
Heavy Metal at bauma with Metallica Inspired Skid Steer Loader In a move that turned heads and revved engines, CASE Construction Equipment cranked up the volume for bauma 2025 with a jaw-dropping spec...
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Japan Launches Online Private Asset Investment Platform
Japan Launches Online Private Asset Investment Platform In a ground-breaking move for Japan’s financial landscape, Keyaki Capital has pulled back the curtain on the nation’s very first online in...
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Caterpillar Marks Centennial with $100m Investment in Future Workforces
Caterpillar Marks Centennial with $100m Investment in Future Workforces Marking its remarkable centennial, Caterpillar Inc., the global giant in construction and mining equipment manufacturing, has an...
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Speedy Hire Driving Sustainability with Innovative Carbon Reporting Tool
Speedy Hire Driving Sustainability with Innovative Carbon Reporting Tool In a significant leap towards the UK’s net-zero ambitions, Speedy Hire, the UK’s top provider of tools, equipment,...
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The Ultimate Guide to Public Private Partnership Financing
The Ultimate Guide to Public Private Partnership Financing Public–Private Partnerships (PPPs) have emerged as a key mechanism to deliver roads, bridges, railways, and even digital networks around the...
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