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.
hy-fcell 2023 in Stuttgart to promote Hydrogen Technology
hy-fcell 2023 in Stuttgart to promote Hydrogen Technology hy-fcell 2023 in Stuttgart promotes knowledge transfer, networking and professional exchange within the hydrogen and fuel cell community more...
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Yanmar SV26 Mini Excavator keeps operations running smoothly
Yanmar SV26 Mini Excavator keeps operations running smoothly Dorset-based agricultural contracting company, Hurn Bridge Fencing, relies on the versatility and sure-footedness of a single Yanmar CE EME...
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Transport and Logistics in Africa
Transport and Logistics in Africa Improved transport and logistics in Africa have immense potential to realise the vision of the African Continental Free Trade Agreement (AfCFTA). The AfCFTA envisions...
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Volvo Penta accelerating Electric Grid Innovation with Utility Innovation Group investment
Volvo Penta accelerating Electric Grid Innovation with Utility Innovation Group investment Volvo Penta has acquired a minority stake in Utility Innovation Group (UIG). The investment accelerates entry...
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Glastonbury Festival relies on SRL Traffic Management Solutions
Glastonbury Festival relies on SRL Traffic Management Solutions SRL has delivered its biggest integrated event solution to support the traffic management plan at this year’s Glastonbury Festival...
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How Compact Track Loaders revolutionised Construction Sites
How Compact Track Loaders revolutionised Construction Sites Compact track loaders have become a game-changer in the construction industry, offering a winning combination of power, versatility, and man...
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Excavators: The Backbone Of Modern Road Construction Projects
Excavators: The Backbone Of Modern Road Construction Projects Road construction plays a crucial role in infrastructure development. Its most modern iterations require advanced, heavy-duty machinery to...
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Transforming Unmanned Navigation and Robotics Integration with GNSS/INS Sensors
Transforming Unmanned Navigation and Robotics Integration with GNSS/INS Sensors The CHCNav CGI+ 610 is a cutting-edge GNSS receiver designed to revolutionize the world of precise positioning. With adv...
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The Evolution of Soil Stabilisation
The Evolution of Soil Stabilisation From Ancient Civilisations to Modern-Day Construction The remediatory technique of soil stabilisation has been implemented across the construction and building sect...
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Wirtgen integrates F-series technology in Compact Milling Machines
Wirtgen integrates F-series technology in Compact Milling Machines Small to medium-sized construction sites in inner-city areas are often characterised by challenging situations when it comes to obsta...
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TRACTO UK expands into Saudi Arabia with GRUNDODRILL 18ACS deal
TRACTO UK expands into Saudi Arabia with GRUNDODRILL 18ACS deal Pioneering German trenchless technology company, TRACTO, has a fully-fledged subsidiary for the UK market. TRACTO UK not only has the Br...
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Mecalac REVOTRUCK concept to be showcased at Plantworx
Mecalac REVOTRUCK concept to be showcased at Plantworx On stand B-EA1 at this year’s Plantworx exhibition, Mecalac will showcase its industry-defining REVOTRUCK concept to the UK market. The culminati...
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Skyjack launches ELEVATE Live 2.0 Telematics
Skyjack launches ELEVATE Live 2.0 Telematics Skyjack is updating their award-winning ELEVATE Live telematics system with the launch of ELEVATE Live 2.0. Machines equipped with Skyjack’s ELEVATE telema...
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Liebherr Luffing Jib Cranes support tallest Residential Building Project in New Zealand
Liebherr Luffing Jib Cranes support tallest Residential Building Project in New Zealand Liebherr’s luffing jib cranes have their sights set high: a 280 HC-L 12/24 and a 542 HC-L 18/36 are currently at...
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GUAY in Quebec expands Tadano Rough Terrain Crane Fleet
GUAY in Quebec expands Tadano Rough Terrain Crane Fleet GUAY specializes in operated and non-operated crane rentals throughout Quebec, and they have increased their rental fleet with the purchase of 1...
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New Edinburgh Tram Line Continuation completed by Sacyr
New Edinburgh Tram Line Continuation completed by Sacyr Today, the Council of Edinburgh has opened the continuation of the tram line connecting the city center to Newhaven district. The project was de...
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Volvo Electric Machinery gets to work in Singapore
Volvo Electric Machinery gets to work in Singapore The first fully electric construction machines from Volvo Construction Equipment (Volvo CE) have arrived in Singapore and were formally launched for...
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Restoring Skid Resistance in Cyngor Gwynedd
Restoring Skid Resistance in Cyngor Gwynedd When multiple roads in the Dwyfor area of Cyngor Gwynedd were identified to have skid resistance below the required levels, a solution was required to resto...
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Child-Presence Safety Technology developed by Continental
Child-Presence Safety Technology developed by Continental Technology company Continental has expanded its digital access system CoSmA with the addition of a potentially lifesaving Child-Presence-Detec...
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Aperia simplifies Tire Pressure Management for Fleets with Halo Drive
Aperia simplifies Tire Pressure Management for Fleets with Halo Drive Aperia Technologies Inc., a leading supplier of tire management technologies that improve the safety and efficiency of commercial...
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Reduce Friction and Wear with Superlubricity Coating
Reduce Friction and Wear with Superlubricity Coating Scientists at the Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory have invented a coating that could dramatically reduce friction in common lo...
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Cleaning the Air in Tunnels with Photocatalytic Concrete
Cleaning the Air in Tunnels with Photocatalytic Concrete The air quality in underground road tunnels tends to be worse than in other road environments due to the poor air circulation. To address this...
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Apple Vision Pro promises to seamlessly blend digital and physical worlds
Apple Vision Pro promises to seamlessly blend digital and physical worlds Apple® today unveiled Apple Vision Pro™, a revolutionary spatial computer that seamlessly blends digital content with t...
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Aggregate Industries wins Highways Repair Contract with East Midlands Councils
Aggregate Industries wins Highways Repair Contract with East Midlands Councils Aggregate Industries has been chosen to deliver a five-year £47m road repair and maintenance contract across 3,000 miles...
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Ringway trials Econ Electric E-QCB 19 tonne Volvo FEE 4×2 Chassis
Ringway trials Econ Electric E-QCB 19 tonne Volvo FEE 4×2 Chassis Ringway and its long-term strategic fleet partner Econ Engineering, have successfully trialled the first electric multi-purpose h...
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CESAR Scheme explored at INTERPOL Global Vehicle Crime Conference
CESAR Scheme explored at INTERPOL Global Vehicle Crime Conference Last week at the INTERPOL Headquarters in Lyon, France the 4th INTERPOL Global Conference on Vehicle Crime took place. Close to 200 la...
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Endurance Rapid Charging System powers Portable Traffic Lights
Endurance Rapid Charging System powers Portable Traffic Lights Continuing its focus on bringing customer-centric, efficient and innovative products to market, Traffic Group Signals is set to launch it...
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Historic church renovated with the help of Liebherr 250 EC-B Gantry Crane
Historic church renovated with the help of Liebherr 250 EC-B Gantry Crane How and where should the top-slewing crane be placed to ensure optimal progress at the parish church site? These questions pre...
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HD Hyundai CE launches HW65A Wheeled Excavator and HX65A Crawler Excavator
HD Hyundai CE launches HW65A Wheeled Excavator and HX65A Crawler Excavator HD Hyundai Construction Equipment is launching the HW65A wheeled excavator and the HX65A crawler model, strengthening the com...
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HD Hyundai CE expands range with 10-tonne HW100A Wheeled Excavator
HD Hyundai CE expands range with 10-tonne HW100A Wheeled Excavator HD Hyundai Construction Equipment is expanding its wheeled excavator range, with the launch of the HW100A. This compact, highly vers...
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Hyundai unveils new HD Hyundai CE branding
Hyundai unveils new HD Hyundai CE branding Hyundai Construction Equipment is introducing a new global brand name and corporate identity, building upon the company’s reputation as an innovative, high t...
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DEVELON celebrates Top 10 North American Dealers of 2022
DEVELON celebrates Top 10 North American Dealers of 2022 DEVELON has announced its top-performing dealers of 2022. The top 10 dealer enterprises are among more than 180 authorized DEVELON construction...
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Hitachi Connected Technology automating Carmac in the UK
Hitachi Connected Technology automating Carmac in the UK Carmac Building and Civil Engineering Ltd has opted to have every new Hitachi Zaxis-7 excavator fitted with market-leading 3D machine control a...
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DEVELON launches new 6 tonne Stage V Mini-Excavators
DEVELON launches new 6 tonne Stage V Mini-Excavators DEVELON (formerly known as Doosan Construction Equipment) has launched the new DX62R-7 and DX63-7 6 tonne Stage V mini-excavators, continuing the r...
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JCB introduces two Articulated Boom Aerial Work Platforms
JCB introduces two Articulated Boom Aerial Work Platforms JCB is introducing two articulated boom aerial work platforms, with a choice of full battery electric and diesel/electric hybrid drivelines. T...
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JCB Access unveils Electric Scissor Lift range
JCB Access unveils Electric Scissor Lift range JCB Access is updating its hydraulically-driven scissor range, with six electric drive scissor platforms. Initially there will be three models, the S1932...
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Ground-breaking Burgex Platform visualizes the US Mining Industry
Ground-breaking Burgex Platform visualizes the US Mining Industry In a ground-breaking industry first, Burgex Inc. has unveiled Mineralocity, a comprehensive platform offering a complete, verified, a...
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SRL Traffic Systems expands Hire Portfolio with new Safety Innovations
SRL Traffic Systems expands Hire Portfolio with new Safety Innovations Europe’s largest manufacturer and supplier of mobile intelligent transport system (ITS) solutions, SRL Traffic Systems, has expan...
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Bobcat unveils Three New Loader Concepts at Demo Days
Bobcat unveils Three New Loader Concepts at Demo Days This year’s Bobcat Demo Days event is playing host to customers, dealers and the press from all over Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EMEA), wh...
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Construction in UK experiencing huge drop in Environmental Innovation and Patents
Construction in UK experiencing huge drop in Environmental Innovation and Patents As the world hunts for technological solutions to climate change, the UK construction industry has seen the number of...
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Fluke ii910 Precision Acoustic Imager troubleshoots Conveyor Systems
Fluke ii910 Precision Acoustic Imager troubleshoots Conveyor Systems Inspecting large conveyor systems to troubleshoot potential issues can be an inefficient and complex task. The Fluke ii910 Precisio...
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Construction Equipment brands struggle to be the best
Construction Equipment brands struggle to be the best The race to electrify construction equipment is merely the first skirmish in a longer – bigger – campaign to redefine how machines are designed, o...
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Caterpillar simplifies Soil Compactor Nomenclature
Caterpillar simplifies Soil Compactor Nomenclature Caterpillar has launched an initiative to simplify nomenclature for select models in the Cat® vibratory soil compactor range. To correlate with the G...
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Machine Control is critical in attracting people in to the Construction Industry
Machine Control is critical in attracting people in to the Construction Industry Machine control – the automation of construction equipment – is key to attracting new talent and addressing...
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Commercial Drones redefined by the new DJI Matrice 350 RTK
Commercial Drones redefined by the new DJI Matrice 350 RTK DJI, the world’s leader in civilian drones and aerial imaging technology, today sets a new standard for any commercial drone operator with th...
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Hytera unleashes new Ruggedized Push-to-talk Smartphone
Hytera unleashes new Ruggedized Push-to-talk Smartphone Hytera Communications, a leading global provider of professional communications technologies and solutions, has recently released its latest Pus...
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Coal Mine Digital Elevation Models with the CHCNav AlphaAir 450
Coal Mine Digital Elevation Models with the CHCNav AlphaAir 450 CHC Navigation (CHCNav) has shared with us the remarkable capabilities of their AlphaAir 450 LiDAR Aerial Survey Drone for creating high...
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New heavy-duty Cat 836 Landfill Compactor maximizes performance and reliability
New heavy-duty Cat 836 Landfill Compactor maximizes performance and reliability The new Cat® 836 Landfill Compactor leverages Caterpillar’s decades of experience in maximizing machine performance and...
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Benninghoven Recycling Priority Asphalt Plant champions Green Technology
Benninghoven Recycling Priority Asphalt Plant champions Green Technology A double première in the Swiss Confederation: September 2022 saw the start of production at Switzerland’s first Benninghoven Re...
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ANYbotics to revolutionize four-legged Robotic Inspection Workforce
ANYbotics to revolutionize four-legged Robotic Inspection Workforce ANYbotics, a Swiss robotics pioneer, today announced a $50 million Series B funding round led by international deep tech investors W...
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