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 — from groundbreaking projects and cutting-edge technologies to expert insights and global trends shaping the future of infrastructure.
Regulation Is Quietly Engineering the Future of Autonomous Logistics
Regulation Is Quietly Engineering the Future of Autonomous Logistics Across Europe’s transport corridors, something fundamental is shifting. It is not being driven by flashy technology launches or bol...
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Sri Lanka Positions Graphite at the Heart of its Industrial Future
Sri Lanka Positions Graphite at the Heart of its Industrial Future Sri Lanka has taken a decisive step to reposition one of its most valuable natural resources within the global industrial supply chai...
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GA Drilling Accelerates Deep Geothermal with Major Investment
GA Drilling Accelerates Deep Geothermal with Major Investment Deep geothermal energy has long been described as the sleeping giant of the global energy mix. Beneath the surface lies an almost inexhaus...
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Bentley Sets the Stage for Global Infrastructure with 2026 Awards Programme
Bentley Sets the Stage for Global Infrastructure with 2026 Awards Programme The global infrastructure sector is entering a defining phase where digital capability, not just physical scale, determines...
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AI Takes the Wheel as Uber, Lyft and NVIDIA Redefine Global Mobility
AI Takes the Wheel as Uber, Lyft and NVIDIA Redefine Global Mobility The race to build truly autonomous, AI-driven mobility ecosystems has entered a decisive phase. What was once framed as a contest b...
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Rethinking Concrete for a Circular and Low Carbon Future
Rethinking Concrete for a Circular and Low Carbon Future Concrete has long been the backbone of global infrastructure, yet it remains one of the construction sector’s biggest environmental liabilities...
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Colombia Strengthens Aviation Capacity With Cartagena Expansion
Colombia Strengthens Aviation Capacity With Cartagena Expansion Colombia is stepping up its aviation ambitions with a major expansion of Rafael Núñez International Airport in Cartagena, a project that...
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NVIDIA Dynamo 1.0 Sets the Pace for Scalable AI Across Global Infrastructure
NVIDIA Dynamo 1.0 Sets the Pace for Scalable AI Across Global Infrastructure For years, the race in artificial intelligence revolved around training ever larger models. That phase, while still critica...
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Bogotá Doubles Down on Underground Mobility with Metro Line 2 Mega Project
Bogotá Doubles Down on Underground Mobility with Metro Line 2 Mega Project Bogotá is pressing ahead with one of Latin America’s most closely watched urban transport projects, reopening the internation...
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Amman Bridge Project Signals a New Era for Urban Mobility in Jordan
Amman Bridge Project Signals a New Era for Urban Mobility in Jordan Jordan is stepping into a new phase of infrastructure development, one that blends modern engineering with pragmatic economic strate...
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Peab Strengthens Europe’s Gold Supply Chain with Björkdal Mine Expansion
Peab Strengthens Europe’s Gold Supply Chain with Björkdal Mine Expansion In the forests of Västerbotten County in northern Sweden, a significant infrastructure project is quietly shaping the future of...
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Financing Megaprojects in a High Interest Era
Financing Megaprojects in a High Interest Era Construction Finance Month: Week Three | March 2026 Across the global infrastructure sector, the conversation about megaproject delivery has taken a decis...
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Intertraffic Awards Spotlight Technologies Shaping the Future of Smart Mobility
Intertraffic Awards Spotlight Technologies Shaping the Future of Smart Mobility The winners of the Intertraffic Awards 2026 were unveiled at the opening ceremony of Intertraffic Amsterdam 2026, highli...
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Trimble Tekla 2026 Connecting Digital Design and Construction Workflows
Trimble Tekla 2026 Connecting Digital Design and Construction Workflows The construction industry has long wrestled with fragmented data, disconnected workflows and persistent productivity challenges....
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Smart Data Driving Safer Intersections Worldwide
Smart Data Driving Safer Intersections Worldwide Across the world’s road networks, intersections remain among the most complex and hazardous locations for drivers, cyclists and pedestrians alike. Even...
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Malaysia Fast Tracks Industrial Growth Through Smarter Permitting Reforms
Malaysia Fast Tracks Industrial Growth Through Smarter Permitting Reforms Across the world, infrastructure investors and industrial developers frequently encounter the same obstacle long approval time...
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Intertraffic Expands Global Mobility Platform With Bangkok Launch
Intertraffic Expands Global Mobility Platform With Bangkok Launch Southeast Asia’s transport networks are undergoing one of the fastest transformations anywhere in the world. Rapid urbanisation, growi...
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Kuala Lumpur Strengthens Urban Infrastructure with Volvo Wheeled Excavator
Kuala Lumpur Strengthens Urban Infrastructure with Volvo Wheeled Excavator Urban infrastructure rarely attracts headlines when it works well. Roads remain open, drains flow freely, utilities operate q...
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The Imperative of South-South Cooperation for Developing Countries
The Imperative of South-South Cooperation for Developing Countries By Deodat Maharaj, Gebze, Türkiye. Multilateralism as we know it is going through a seismic shift. Old alliances are being tested wit...
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Smarter Ore Crushing Could Transform Global Mineral Processing
Smarter Ore Crushing Could Transform Global Mineral Processing Across the global mining industry, crushing and grinding ore remains one of the most energy-hungry steps in mineral extraction. Known col...
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CEA Supports Major Hydrogen Energy Association Gathering In London
CEA Supports Major Hydrogen Energy Association Gathering In London As governments and industries worldwide grapple with the realities of decarbonisation, hydrogen has steadily emerged as one of the mo...
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Liebherr Celebrates a Decade of XPower Wheel Loader Innovation
Liebherr Celebrates a Decade of XPower Wheel Loader Innovation A decade after their debut, Liebherr’s XPower wheel loaders have established themselves as a significant benchmark in heavy-duty loading...
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AI Ready Finance Platforms Are Reshaping Corporate Decision Making
AI Ready Finance Platforms Are Reshaping Corporate Decision Making For decades, financial planning and analysis software has been a cornerstone of corporate finance. These platforms promised structure...
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Public-Private Partnerships Reimagined
Are PPPs Still the Answer, or Do They Need Reinventing? Construction Finance Month: Week Two | March 2026 The infrastructure funding gap has not gone away. If anything, it has become more complicated....
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Shellplant Earns Kubota Dealer of the Year Recognition
Shellplant Earns Kubota Dealer of the Year Recognition Across the global construction sector, the importance of strong dealer networks rarely grabs headlines. Yet behind every excavator digging founda...
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New Financing Platform Launching Africa’s Aviation Transformation
New Financing Platform Launching Africa’s Aviation Transformation Africa’s aviation sector sits at a pivotal crossroads. Demand for air travel across the continent is climbing rapidly, driven by urban...
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Tadano Strengthens Crane Support Network Across the United States
Tadano Strengthens Crane Support Network Across the United States The cranes that shape modern skylines, assemble bridges, and lift the heavy components of power plants rarely receive the spotlight. Y...
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Hyundai HL960A XT Powering Sustainable Composting Operations in Yorkshire
Hyundai HL960A XT Powering Sustainable Composting Operations in Yorkshire Across the construction, agriculture and environmental sectors, the push toward circular resource management is gathering mome...
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Celebrating the Engineers and Consultancies Shaping the Future of Infrastructure
Celebrating the Engineers and Consultancies Shaping the Future of Infrastructure Across the global construction and infrastructure landscape, engineering consultancies sit quietly at the centre of pro...
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Inside Poland’s Ambitious Podłęże Piekiełko Rail Corridor
Inside Poland’s Ambitious Podłęże Piekiełko Rail Corridor Poland’s ambitious railway modernisation programme has taken another decisive step forward with the awarding of a major civil engineering pack...
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Topcon And GSSI Integrate Ground Penetrating Radar With GNSS Mapping
Topcon And GSSI Integrate Ground Penetrating Radar With GNSS Mapping Modern infrastructure projects increasingly depend on accurate data, not only about what lies above ground but also about the hidde...
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Serbia Accelerates Road Modernisation with European Investment
Serbia Accelerates Road Modernisation with European Investment Serbia is preparing for a significant upgrade to its transport infrastructure following a €150 million loan from the European Investment...
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Asia Pacific Transport Forum Driving Infrastructure
Asia Pacific Transport Forum Driving Infrastructure Across Asia and the Pacific, transport infrastructure sits at the heart of economic growth, regional integration, and social mobility. The region is...
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Smart Procurement Awards to Spotlight Africa’s Supply Chain Leaders
Smart Procurement Awards to Spotlight Africa’s Supply Chain Leaders Across Africa’s rapidly evolving industrial and infrastructure landscape, procurement has moved far beyond its traditional role as a...
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Topcon Advances Connected Machine Control and Geomatics at CONEXPO
Topcon Advances Connected Machine Control and Geomatics at CONEXPO At a time when contractors are grappling with tighter margins, rising material costs and intensifying sustainability scrutiny, digita...
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Top 5 Technologies for Preventing Underground Utility Strikes
Top 5 Technologies for Preventing Underground Utility Strikes Underground utility strikes remain one of the most persistent and costly risks in construction. Despite decades of safety campaigns, impro...
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Financing the Future of Global Infrastructure
Financing the Future of Global Infrastructure Construction Finance Month: Week One | March 2026 Infrastructure has rarely lacked for demand. Roads still need widening, bridges still need strengthening...
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Saudi Arabia Opens Qassim Airport Modernisation to Global Infrastructure Investors
Saudi Arabia Opens Qassim Airport Modernisation to Global Infrastructure Investors Saudi Arabia has quietly shifted its aviation strategy over the past few years. Instead of focusing solely on flagshi...
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Kolkata Port Opens Strategic PPP Gateway for India’s Bulk Liquid Trade
Kolkata Port Opens Strategic PPP Gateway for India’s Bulk Liquid Trade At first glance, a Request for Qualification cum Proposal issued by Syama Prasad Mookerjee Port, Kolkata might appear routine. Po...
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Philippines Seeks Global Advisory Expertise for Panguil Bay Bridge Operations
Philippines Seeks Global Advisory Expertise for Panguil Bay Bridge Operations The Government of the Philippines has moved to strengthen the long term operational framework of one of Mindanao’s most st...
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John Laing Expands Australasian PPP Footprint with Strategic Acquisitions
John Laing Expands Australasian PPP Footprint with Strategic Acquisitions Public private partnerships across Australasia have entered a new phase of maturity, and investors are responding accordingly....
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Western Bypass Vision Reshapes Freight Mobility Between Rouen And Orléans
Western Bypass Vision Reshapes Freight Mobility Between Rouen And Orléans France’s transport map has long contained a curious gap between Rouen and Orléans. Freight moving between the Channel ports an...
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Al Layan Oasis Signals a New Phase in Desert Urbanism for Dubai
Al Layan Oasis Signals a New Phase in Desert Urbanism for Dubai In the Gulf region, major projects are often measured in height, speed or spectacle. Yet every so often a development appears that tells...
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Modernising Chiloé’s Lifeline as Chile Advances Strategic Route 5 Upgrade
Modernising Chiloé’s Lifeline as Chile Advances Strategic Route 5 Upgrade Chile’s geography rarely makes infrastructure easy. Stretching more than 4,000 kilometres along the Pacific coast, the country...
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Digital Governance and Industrial Digitalisation in Southeast Asia
Digital Governance and Industrial Digitalisation in Southeast Asia Across Southeast Asia, digital transformation has shifted from buzzword to backbone policy. Governments are pouring resources into sm...
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Ritchie Bros Orlando Sale Highlights Global Fleet Expansion Plans
Ritchie Bros Orlando Sale Highlights Global Fleet Expansion Plans Every year, the global construction and heavy equipment sector looks for signals that reveal how the next twelve months might unfold....
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China Advances Subsea Rail Engineering With Bohai Strait Tunnel
Bohai Strait Tunnel Signals a New Era for Global Subsea Rail Infrastructure China’s approval of the Bohai Strait subsea railway tunnel marks one of the most consequential transport infrastructure deci...
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Motive Beacon Strengthens Asset Visibility Across Construction and Logistics
Motive Beacon Strengthens Asset Visibility Across Construction and Logistics Across construction sites, logistics hubs and infrastructure projects worldwide, a quiet drain on productivity continues to...
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Samsara Compact Asset Tag Targets Hidden Costs of Missing Equipment
Samsara Compact Asset Tag Targets Hidden Costs of Missing Equipment Across construction, utilities, logistics and municipal services, the biggest operational disruption often isn’t a collapsed structu...
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Digital Asset Banking Infrastructure Arrives for the Real Economy
Digital Asset Banking Infrastructure Arrives for the Real Economy Financial technology rarely matters to construction until it changes how projects get funded, paid and insured. That’s exactly where t...
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