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.
CIFA Pushes Concrete Placement Technology Into a New Era at SAMOTER
CIFA Pushes Concrete Placement Technology Into a New Era at SaMoTeR Modern construction sites are under pressure from every direction. Urban density is increasing, labour shortages continue to bite, p...
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Danjiang Bridge Opens New Gateway to Northern Taiwan
Danjiang Bridge Opens New Gateway to Northern Taiwan Nearly three decades after it was first proposed, the Danjiang Bridge in northern Taiwan is finally opening to traffic, delivering one of Asiaβs mo...
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When Infrastructure Starts Listening
When Infrastructure Starts Listening For years, smart cities were sold as something glossy, futuristic and just a little too neat. Control rooms with wall-sized screens. Autonomous vehicles gliding th...
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ADB Invests $70 Billion for Asia’s Connected Energy and Digital Future
ADB Invests $70 Billion for Asia’s Connected Energy and Digital Future Asiaβs race to modernise infrastructure is no longer centred solely on roads, ports and rail corridors. Increasingly, the r...
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Manitou Targets Indonesia Construction Boom with New Subsidiary
Manitou Targets Indonesia Construction Boom with New Subsidiary Indonesiaβs infrastructure boom is rapidly reshaping equipment demand across Southeast Asia, and global manufacturers are moving quickly...
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Ritchie Bros Spring Auction Signals Strong Demand for Used Equipment
Ritchie Bros Spring Auction Signals Strong Demand for Used Equipment Spring is traditionally one of the busiest periods for construction equipment procurement across Europe, and this year appears no d...
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UAE Targets Global Manufacturing Leadership With $49 Billion Push
UAE Targets Global Manufacturing Leadership With $49 Billion Push The United Arab Emirates has unveiled one of the most aggressive industrial expansion strategies currently emerging from the Gulf regi...
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SRL Signals a New Era for Smart Temporary Traffic Management
SRL Signals a New Era for Smart Temporary Traffic Management Britainβs transport infrastructure is under pressure from every angle. Ageing roads need constant maintenance, utilities are racing to mode...
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MB Crusher Debuts Advanced Sorting and Demolition Tools at SaMoTer
MB Crusher Debuts Advanced Sorting and Demolition Tools at SaMoTer The pressure on construction and demolition contractors to do more with fewer machines isnβt easing. Labour shortages remain stubborn...
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JCB DualDrive Repositions Groundworks Productivity
JCB DualDrive Repositions Groundworks Productivity Backhoe loaders have long been the Swiss Army knife of the construction industry. They dig trenches, shift material, load trucks and tackle utility w...
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Caterpillar Launches Worldwide Workforce Innovation Challenge
Caterpillar Launches Worldwide Workforce Innovation Challenge The global construction and infrastructure sector is heading into unfamiliar territory. Automation, artificial intelligence, digital twins...
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monday.com Rebuilds SaaS Around AI Agents and Human Collaboration
monday.com Rebuilds SaaS Around AI Agents and Human Collaboration Enterprise software is entering a new phase, and the race is no longer about who can bolt the most AI features onto an existing produc...
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Ouster Redefines Machine Vision With Native Colour LiDAR and Physical AI Ambitions
Ouster Redefines Machine Vision With Native Colour LiDAR and Physical AI Ambitions Autonomous machines are becoming a far more serious proposition for the construction, mining, transport and infrastru...
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Bobcat Backs Americaβs Frontline Workforce With Year Round Equipment Support
Bobcat Backs Americaβs Frontline Workforce With Year Round Equipment Support Communities rarely stop to consider the machinery that keeps modern life functioning until something breaks. Roads need rep...
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Digital Twins Reshape the Future of Water Infrastructure Efficiency
Digital Twins Reshape the Future of Water Infrastructure Efficiency Water utilities sit at the intersection of two growing pressures: the need to secure reliable drinking water supplies and the rising...
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The Next Giant in Gold Mining Takes Shape in Australia
The Next Giant in Gold Mining Takes Shape in Australia The global gold sector is no stranger to consolidation, but every so often a transaction emerges that reshapes the competitive landscape. The pro...
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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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