Featured Articles
Featured Articles brings together the top-performing and most talked-about articles published on Highways Today. Curated by our editorial team, this collection showcases standout stories that have captured industry attention β from groundbreaking projects and cutting-edge technologies to expert insights and global trends shaping the future of infrastructure.
The Ten Trillion Bet on Intelligent Infrastructure
The Ten Trillion Bet on Intelligent Infrastructure The worldβs roads, railways, ports, airports, power grids and utilities are no longer being valued as lumps of concrete, steel, pipework, cables and...
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Lessons from the 2026 Antalya Diplomacy Forum in TΓΌrkiye
Lessons from the 2026 Antalya Diplomacy Forum in TΓΌrkiye Earlier this month I attended the 2026 edition of the Antalya Diplomacy Forum hosted by Turkiye. It provided valuable object lessons on the imp...
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Rebuilding Ghanaβs Eastern Corridor with Precision Topcon Technology
Rebuilding Ghanaβs Eastern Corridor with Precision Topcon Technology Ghanaβs decision to modernise a crucial stretch of its Eastern Corridor is far more than a roadworks programme. It is a strategic i...
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Liebherr Celebrates 100,000 Wheel Loader Milestone
Liebherr Celebrates 100,000 Wheel Loader Milestone Liebherr has marked a significant industrial milestone with the production of its 100,000th wheel loader at the companyβs manufacturing plant in Bisc...
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TRL Sets New Course for UK Police Blue Light Safety Standards
TRL Sets New Course for UK Police Blue Light Safety Standards The UK policing fleet is heading for one of its most significant vehicle safety reforms in decades, with TRL commissioned by the Metropoli...
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Traffic is Created by Cities Not Just Roads
Traffic is Created by Cities Not Just Roads Traffic congestion is often blamed on inadequate roads, poor junction design or a lack of capacity. Yet new international research suggests that view only t...
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BUKO Brings Digital Traffic Management to Britainβs Roadworks Challenge
BUKO Brings Digital Traffic Management to Britainβs Roadworks Challenge Britainβs road network is under constant pressure. Utilities need access to buried assets, highways authorities must maintain ag...
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Premier Plant Powers Ahead With Electric JCB Fleet and Carbon Neutral Ambitions
Premier Plant Powers Ahead With Electric JCB Fleet and Carbon Neutral Ambitions The UK plant hire sector is entering a more practical phase of decarbonisation. After years of discussion around emissio...
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CDE Unveils Rapid Deploy ModaLine Washing Plant for Fast Moving Materials Markets
CDE Unveils Rapid Deploy ModaLine Washing Plant for Fast Moving Materials Markets Speed has become one of the most valuable commodities in the aggregates, recycling and quarrying industries. Whether o...
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Ritchie Bros Sets New Benchmark as Grande Prairie Auction Surpasses CA$93m
Ritchie Bros Sets New Benchmark as Grande Prairie Auction Surpasses CA$93m Western Canadaβs heavy equipment market has sent a clear signal. Buyers are still willing to move quickly, bid hard and spend...
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Africa Backs Cleaner Safer Transport Future Through Dual Mobility Frameworks
Africa Backs Cleaner Safer Transport Future Through Dual Mobility Frameworks Africaβs transport and energy ministers have endorsed two continent-wide policy frameworks that could reshape how people an...
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Bentley Secures Federal Cloud Approval for Americaβs Infrastructure Overhaul
Bentley Secures Federal Cloud Approval for Americaβs Infrastructure Overhaul As the United States wrestles with the costly reality of ageing roads, bridges, dams, transit systems and water networks, t...
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The Global Tall Buildings Index 2026
The Global Tall Buildings Index 2026 The first generation of skyscrapers was about squeezing more floor space onto expensive urban land. The second was about prestige, global branding and national con...
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Building Megaprojects for Future Generations
Building Megaprojects for Future Generations For years, sustainability sat awkwardly at the edge of megaproject delivery. It appeared in glossy bid documents, tucked behind engineering schedules and f...
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Jordan Advances Landmark PPP for Amman Elevated Expressway
Jordan Advances Landmark PPP for Amman Elevated Expressway Jordan has taken a decisive step towards reshaping its urban transport network, opening prequalification for what is set to become the countr...
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Coventry Airport Gigafactory Moves Closer After Key Approval
Coventry Airport Gigafactory Moves Closer After Key Approval Plans to transform land at Coventry Airport into one of the United Kingdomβs most significant advanced manufacturing clusters have taken a...
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Novo Technologies Acquisition Broadens VINCI Energies UK Engineering Reach
Novo Technologies Acquisition Broadens VINCI Energies UK Engineering Reach As demand for resilient digital infrastructure continues to accelerate across the UK, VINCI Energies has moved to strengthen...
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Liebherr Brings High Density Lifting Capability to UK Urban Construction
Liebherr Brings High Density Lifting Capability to UK Urban Construction Urban construction in the United Kingdom rarely offers generous working conditions. Sites are tight, logistics are constrained,...
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JCB Strengthens Generator Security with CESAR Emissions Verification
JCB Strengthens Generator Security with CESAR Emissions Verification The global construction and infrastructure industries are under growing pressure to tighten emissions compliance while tackling per...
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SMT GB Strengthens Compact Equipment Strategy with Kioti UK Acquisition
SMT GB Strengthens Compact Equipment Strategy with Kioti UK Acquisition The UK construction equipment market is entering a new phase of consolidation and strategic alignment, as SMT GB moves to expand...
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ITS European Congress Sets the Stage for Real World Mobility Transformation
ITS European Congress Sets the Stage for Real World Mobility Transformation The 17th ITS European Congress in Istanbul is shaping up as more than a routine industry gathering. Scheduled for 27 to 29 A...
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Volvo EC210 Advances Scrap Handling Efficiency in Malaysia
Volvo EC210 Advances Scrap Handling Efficiency in Malaysia The arrival of the New Generation EC210 excavator from Volvo Construction Equipment at Vijayalakshmi Metal Sdn. Bhd. signals more than a rout...
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Smarter Streets Take Shape in Atlanta With AI Driven Traffic Systems
Smarter Streets Take Shape in Atlanta With AI Driven Traffic Systems As urban traffic volumes climb and road networks strain under pressure, transport authorities are being forced to rethink how inter...
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Isuzu D Max 2.2 Raises the Stakes for Workhorse Pick Ups
Isuzu D Max 2.2 Raises the Stakes for Workhorse Pick Ups The arrival of the Isuzu D-Max 2.2 signals more than a routine model update. In a market where emissions pressure, rising operating costs and e...
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Digital Construction Week 2026 Sets the Agenda for a Smarter Built Environment
Digital Construction Week 2026 Sets the Agenda for a Smarter Built Environment Digital transformation in construction has reached an inflection point. What was once a slow shift towards Building Infor...
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Smarter Service Trucks and Cranes are Reshaping Field Operations
Smarter Service Trucks and Cranes are Reshaping Field Operations Across construction, infrastructure maintenance and utilities, the pressure to do more with less hasnβt eased. Labour shortages persist...
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Synthetic Pendants Redefine Fatigue Management for High-Output Mining Equipment
Synthetic Pendants Redefine Fatigue Management for High-Output Mining Equipment Mining operations have always lived on the edge of mechanical limits, but the pressure to extract more material, faster...
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Jacobs Designing the Future of Sydney Underground Transport
Jacobs Designing the Future of Sydney Underground Transport The expansion of high-capacity rail networks continues to redefine how major cities grow, and in Australia, few projects capture that shift...
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Burkina Faso Tests a New Model for Building Highways at Speed
Burkina Faso Tests a New Model for Building Highways at Speed Burkina Faso has rarely been cited as a benchmark for large-scale infrastructure delivery. A landlocked West African nation, constrained b...
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The AI Flood Intelligence Reshaping Infrastructure Resilience
The AI Flood Intelligence Reshaping Infrastructure Resilience Flooding is no longer a seasonal inconvenience. Across the globe, it has become a systemic risk to infrastructure, economies and public sa...
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Mapping the Future of Global Megaproject Spending
Mapping the Future of Global Megaproject Spending The next trillion dollars of megaproject spending will not land in a single skyline, a single corridor, or behind a single political slogan. It is alr...
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The Rise Of Physical AI To Drive 145 Million Autonomous Machines By 2035
The Rise Of Physical AI To Drive 145 Million Autonomous Machines By 2035 The global construction and infrastructure ecosystem is edging into a new operational reality, where machines no longer simply...
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Chinaβs Tethered UAV Firefighting Systems Turn Drones into Aerial Infrastructure
Chinaβs Tethered UAV Firefighting Systems Turn Drones into Aerial Infrastructure Last year, we explored the idea of drone swarms in wildfire response, outlining a future where coordinated fleets of UA...
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3D Printed Housing Gains Ground in Colombiaβs Rural Construction Push
3D Printed Housing Gains Ground in Colombiaβs Rural Construction Push In the hills of La UniΓ³n, a modest pair of homes is quietly signalling a shift in how the construction industry might tackle one o...
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Volvo Dealer Of The Year Reflects Rising Importance Of Uptime
Volvo Dealer Of The Year Reflects Rising Importance Of Uptime In the global construction equipment market, the spotlight often falls on manufacturers and machines. Yet, the real engine of performance...
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Putting A Powerful Bobcat To Work Under The Big Top
Putting A Powerful Bobcat To Work Under The Big Top When a touring operation moves at the scale of Circus Krone, logistics stop being routine and start resembling a moving infrastructure project. Each...
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Mobile Welding Meets Physical AI as Robotics Steps Beyond the Factory Floor
Mobile Welding Meets Physical AI as Robotics Steps Beyond the Factory Floor Manufacturing automation has long excelled in controlled environments, yet some of the most critical fabrication work still...
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Panasonic Toughbook 56 Raises the Bar for Rugged Computing at the Edge
Panasonic Toughbook 56 Raises the Bar for Rugged Computing at the Edge When work moves beyond the office and into unpredictable environments, computing hardware stops being a convenience and becomes c...
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Chinaβs High Speed Sweeping Revolution Reshapes Highway Maintenance
Chinaβs High Speed Sweeping Revolution Reshapes Highway Maintenance Chinaβs expressway network, now extending beyond 180,000 kilometres, has reached a level of maturity where maintenance is no longer...
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Colombia Expands Multimodal Capacity with RΓo CΓ³rdoba Port Concession
Colombia Expands Multimodal Capacity with RΓo CΓ³rdoba Port Concession Colombia has taken a decisive step in reshaping its freight logistics landscape with the award of a new maritime concession in the...
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Uzbekistan Opens the Door to Private Investment at New Bukhara Airport PPP
Uzbekistan Opens the Door to Private Investment at New Bukhara Airport PPP Uzbekistan is stepping up its infrastructure ambitions with a fresh call to global investors, launching an international tend...
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Isuzu and Toyota Move Hydrogen Trucks Toward Commercial Reality
Isuzu and Toyota Move Hydrogen Trucks Toward Commercial Reality The race to decarbonise freight transport has entered a decisive phase, with Isuzu Motors Limited and Toyota Motor Corporation aligning...
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Conflow Power Turns Streetlights into Revenue Generating AI Infrastructure
Conflow Power Turns Streetlights into Revenue Generating AI Infrastructure Urban infrastructure rarely changes its role overnight. Streetlighting, for decades, has been treated as a necessary expense,...
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MicroSurfacing Workshop Set to Draw Industry Leaders to Bituroad 2026
MicroSurfacing Workshop Set to Draw Industry Leaders to Bituroad 2026 On 30 May, during Bituroad 2026, a focused technical workshop on MicroSurfacing and advanced emulsion technologies will bring toge...
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Smarter Street Furniture Supporting Active Travel in Newbury
Smarter Street Furniture Supporting Active Travel in Newbury Urban streets across the United Kingdom are being quietly reshaped. Not through sweeping megaprojects or high-profile infrastructure progra...
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Megaproject Risk Under The Microscope
Megaproject Risk Under The Microscope Megaprojects Month: Week Three | April 2026 The numbers that wonβt improve, the governance gaps that wonβt close, and the commercial fightback that might finally...
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NSW Invests in Road Infrastructure to Power Renewable Energy Transition
NSW Invests in Road Infrastructure to Power Renewable Energy Transition Regional New South Wales is entering a decisive phase in its transformation from a fossil fuel-dependent economy to a renewable...
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Bruce Highway Safety Push Accelerates With Contract Releases Across Queensland
Bruce Highway Safety Push Accelerates With Contract Releases Across Queensland Australiaβs most critical northβsouth freight artery is entering a decisive phase of investment, with 22 new contracts re...
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Southeast Asia Accelerates Cross Border Power Infrastructure
Southeast Asia Accelerates Cross Border Power Infrastructure Southeast Asiaβs ambition to build a fully integrated regional electricity network has taken a decisive step forward with the launch of a n...
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ERF and IRF Move Toward Unified Global Voice for Road Infrastructure
ERF and IRF Move Toward Unified Global Voice for Road Infrastructure Europeβs road sector and the wider international mobility community are edging closer to a structural shift that could reshape how...
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