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.
Renewable Energy and Logistics Infrastructure Investments in Kazakhstan
Renewable Energy and Logistics Infrastructure Investments in Kazakhstan Kazakhstanβs push to modernise its energy and logistics backbone has taken a decisive step forward with new financing from the E...
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TomTom Redefines Lane-Level Mapping and ADAS
TomTom Redefines Lane-Level Mapping and ADAS The push towards safer, more automated mobility has exposed a long-standing weakness in digital mapping. High-definition maps have traditionally delivered...
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Predicting Road Quality and Accessibility in Asia and the Pacific
Predicting Road Quality and Accessibility in Asia and the Pacific Roads sit at the heart of economic and social life. They connect workers to jobs farmers to markets and communities to schools and hea...
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Hyundai’s MobED a Turning Point for Mobile Robotics at CES 2026
Hyundai’s MobED a Turning Point for Mobile Robotics at CES 2026 Hyundai Motor Company has secured a landmark moment in its technology journey, winning the Best of Innovation Award in the Robotic...
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Inside xToolβs Shift to AI-Powered Creative Manufacturing at CES
Inside xToolβs Shift to AI-Powered Creative Manufacturing at CES At CES 2026 in Las Vegas, xTool arrives with a clear statement of intent. The global premium consumer technology brand is no longer pos...
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How Quarries and Aggregates Power Modern Infrastructure
How Quarries and Aggregates Power Modern Infrastructure Modern infrastructure is literally built on rock. Every highway, bridge, rail bed, airport runway, and wind farm rests upon millions of tonnes o...
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Unimogs Reinforce Front Line Flood Response in Britain
Unimogs Reinforce Front Line Flood Response in Britain When floodwaters rise and access routes disappear, the speed at which equipment and people can reach the front line often determines the scale of...
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Building a Robot-Ready Construction Workforce
Building a Robot-Ready Construction Workforce Across global construction markets, the pressure points are stacking up. Chronic labour shortages, an ageing workforce, tightening safety regulations, and...
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Bobcat Creating a Human First Vision for Smarter Construction Equipment at CES
Bobcat Creating a Human First Vision for Smarter Construction Equipment at CES The construction industry does not change overnight, but when it does, the shift tends to be decisive. At CES 2026 in Las...
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Rio Tinto Deepens Partnership with Yinhawangka People in the Pilbara
Rio Tinto Deepens Partnership with Yinhawangka People in the Pilbara Yinhawangka Aboriginal Corporation and Rio Tinto have taken a significant step in redefining how large-scale mining operates on tra...
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EBRD Investment Securing Water and Agriculture in Morocco
EBRD Investment Securing Water and Agriculture in Morocco Water has always shaped Moroccoβs agricultural heartlands, but in recent decades the balance has tilted dangerously. Declining rainfall, risin...
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Hands-on STEM Robotics and AI Learning with FrodoBots EarthRover Mini+
Hands-on STEM Robotics and AI Learning with FrodoBots EarthRover Mini+ Robotics has long promised to bridge the gap between digital learning and the physical world. In recent years, however, that prom...
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Reengineering Asphalt Performance with Algae Derived Binders
Reengineering Asphalt Performance with Algae Derived Binders Snow, ice and repeated freeze thaw cycles have a habit of exposing the weakest points in paved infrastructure. Across colder regions, winte...
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Almonty and South Korea Take Centre Stage in the Global Tungsten Supply Chain
Almonty and South Korea Take Centre Stage in the Global Tungsten Supply Chain Almonty Industries Inc. has crossed a decisive threshold at its flagship Sangdong Mine in South Korea. The successful deli...
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Investing in Power for Saudi Arabiaβs Mountain Economy
Investing in Power for Saudi Arabiaβs Mountain Economy High above the Red Sea coast, where the Sarawat Mountains reshape long-held assumptions about Saudi Arabiaβs geography, Soudah Peaks is emerging...
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Sharper Insights for Critical Minerals with Data-Driven Mining
Sharper Insights for Critical Minerals with Data-Driven Mining GeologicAI has taken a decisive step to strengthen its position in the global critical minerals sector with the acquisition of Lumo Analy...
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Humans and Machines Redefine Construction Careers
Humans and Machines Redefine Construction Careers Around the world, construction sites are undergoing a quiet revolution. Machines are taking over the βdull, dirty, and dangerousβ tasks, and human wor...
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Santaβs Smart Logistics
Santaβs Smart Logistics How the North Pole Would Deliver Christmas in the Digital Age Every December, the same question quietly lingers in the background. How could one operation possibly deliver bill...
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ADB Expands Finance and Infrastructure Investment in Papua New Guinea
ADB Expands Finance and Infrastructure Investment in Papua New Guinea Papua New Guinea stands at a pivotal moment in its development trajectory. With a rapidly growing population, vast natural resourc...
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Polandβs Offshore Wind Ambitions Gain Momentum with EIB Finance
Polandβs Offshore Wind Ambitions Gain Momentum with EIB Finance The European Investment Bank will commit β¬600 million to the construction of BC-Wind, a 390 MW offshore wind farm in the Baltic Sea that...
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Strategic Finance Behind Europeβs Lithium Energy Ambitions
Strategic Finance Behind Europeβs Lithium Energy Ambitions Europeβs race to secure critical raw materials has taken a decisive step forward with the European Investment Bank agreeing to provide β¬250 m...
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EBRD Road Finance Reinforces Moldovaβs Gateway to European Markets
EBRD Road Finance Reinforces Moldovaβs Gateway to European Markets Moldovaβs road network has moved back into the spotlight following a fresh commitment from the European Bank for Reconstruction and D...
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ADB Financing Climate Resilient Roads in Timor Leste
ADB Financing Climate Resilient Roads in Timor Leste The Government of Timor-Leste and the Asian Development Bank have formalised a significant financing package aimed at restoring and futureproofing...
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IsDB Mobilises $1.36 Billion in Development Finance for the Region
IsDB Mobilises $1.36 Billion in Development Finance for the Region The Islamic Development Bank has approved a substantial new financing package worth approximately US$ 1.365 billion, marking one of t...
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ADB Mobilises Climate Finance for Ulaanbaatarβs Urban Transport Upgrade
ADB Mobilises Climate Finance for Ulaanbaatarβs Urban Transport Upgrade The Asian Development Bank has approved a $60 million loan for the project finance to support the Government of Mongolia in tran...
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EBRD Channels Investment into TΓΌrkiyeβs Wind Power Future
EBRD Channels Investment into TΓΌrkiyeβs Wind Power Future TΓΌrkiyeβs renewable energy transition has taken another decisive step forward as the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development has comm...
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Yokogawa and the Digital Backbone of Green Riyadh
Yokogawa and the Digital Backbone of Green Riyadh Saudi Arabiaβs ambition to reimagine its urban centres is no longer theoretical. With the Green Riyadh initiative, the capital is being reshaped as a...
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3D Printing Big Ideas into Reality
3D Printing Big Ideas into Reality Additive Engineering Solutions did not begin as a conventional start up story. There was no grand business plan sketched on a whiteboard or investor pitch rehearsed...
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Unlocking Romaniaβs Rovina Valley Copper Gold Project
Unlocking Romaniaβs Rovina Valley Copper Gold Project Euro Sun Mining Inc. has taken a decisive step forward in positioning one of Europeβs most significant undeveloped copper and gold assets for cons...
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Advancing Underground Preparations at La Parrilla Silver Mine in Mexico
Advancing Underground Preparations at La Parrilla Silver Mine in Mexico Silver Storm Mining Ltd. has moved decisively to position its La Parrilla Silver Mine Complex in Durango State, Mexico, for a po...
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Inside Greeceβs β¬420 Million Rail Commitment
Inside Greeceβs β¬420 Million Rail Commitment Greeceβs national rail system is entering a decisive phase, shaped by a revised public service contract between the Greek State and Hellenic Train. Finalis...
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Constructing a Culture of Care
Constructing a Culture of Care The construction industry is facing a mental health crisis that can no longer be swept under the rug. Across the globe, construction workers suffer some of the worst men...
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China Pushes Autonomous Mining to New Heights
China Pushes Autonomous Mining to New Heights At an altitude where the air is thin, temperatures plunge well below freezing, and human endurance is stretched to its limits, China has quietly achieved...
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Laldia Container Terminal to Reshape Bangladeshβs Maritime Future
Laldia Container Terminal to Reshape Bangladeshβs Maritime Future Bangladesh has taken a decisive step to expand its maritime capacity with the approval of a public-private partnership between the int...
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Strengthening Regional Road Links in Colombia Through PPP Finance
Strengthening Regional Road Links in Colombia Through PPP Finance Colombiaβs National Infrastructure Agency has extended the deadline for submitting bids for the Public-Private Partnership of the El E...
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Transforming Coastal Ferry Routes and Mobility in SΓ£o Paulo
Transforming Coastal Ferry Routes and Mobility in SΓ£o Paulo SΓ£o Pauloβs extensive network of ferry routes has long served as a vital transport backbone for coastal communities, commuters, and regional...
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Heathrow Expansion and the Future of UK Airport Capacity
Heathrow Expansion and the Future of UK Airport Capacity Heathrowβs long-debated third runway has resurfaced as one of the UKβs most consequential infrastructure proposals, promising to reshape nation...
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Kenyaβs Landmark Highway Expansion Moves Into High Gear
Kenyaβs Landmark Highway Expansion Moves Into High Gear Kenya has set the wheels in motion for one of its most ambitious transport upgrades in recent years as work begins on the NairobiβNakuruβMau Sum...
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Strengthening Ugandaβs Strategic Road Network
Strengthening Ugandaβs Strategic Road Network Uganda is preparing for a decisive leap forward in its national road infrastructure as the African Development Bank and the Government of Uganda advance t...
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Regional Corridor Investment Advancing Connectivity Across East Africa
Regional Corridor Investment Advancing Connectivity Across East Africa The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank Group has approved US$214.47 million in financing to advance the second ph...
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Modernising Jordanβs Border Gateways
Modernising Jordanβs Border Gateways Jordan has placed the modernisation of the King Hussein Bridge at the forefront of its transport and logistics agenda, recognising the strategic weight this crossi...
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Jubail Buraidah Pipeline Marks Major Milestone In Saudi Water Security
Jubail Buraidah Pipeline Marks Major Milestone In Saudi Water Security Saudi Arabia has taken another decisive step toward long term water resilience with the Saudi Water Partnership Company confirmin...
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Heidelberg Materials Backs New Era of Highways Apprenticeships
Heidelberg Materials Backs New Era of Highways Apprenticeships The highways sector has long wrestled with a familiar challenge: finding enough wellβtrained people to keep pace with the expanding and i...
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Stevens Expands Fleet Capabilities With New Caterpillar D7 Dozers
Stevens Expands Fleet Capabilities With New Caterpillar D7 Dozers Stevens Equipment Rental has strengthened its ability to support large-scale earthmoving projects across the United Kingdom by introdu...
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Kia PV5 Cargo Van Triumphs In Global Commercial EV Market
Kia PV5 Cargo Van Triumphs In Global Commercial EV Market The Kia PV5 Cargo has secured a remarkable double honour at the 2026 What Van? Awards, winning both Van of the Year and Compact Van of the Yea...
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Major Screen Media Innovations Taking Centre Stage At CONEXPO CON AGG
Major Screen Media Innovations Taking Centre Stage At CONEXPO CON AGG CONEXPO CON AGG remains one of the most influential gatherings for the global construction and aggregates sectors, welcoming profe...
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Liebherr Machines Prove Their Strength Across Fifty Five Years
Liebherr Machines Prove Their Strength Across Fifty Five Years Two Liebherr crawler excavators recently stood side by side on a construction project in MΓΌnsterland. Although each machine proudly carri...
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Building Future Innovators in the UK Through The Big Bang Competition
Building Future Innovators in the UK Through The Big Bang Competition Top engineering firms are stepping forward to support one of the United Kingdomβs most prestigious youth STEM competitions, helpin...
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Herrenknecht Showcases Cutting Edge TBM Manufacturing in China
Herrenknecht Showcases Cutting Edge TBM Manufacturing in China Federal Foreign Minister Dr Johann Wadephul recently visited Herrenknechtβs stateβofβtheβart factory in Nansha, southern China, accompani...
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Sumitomo’s Next Generation Excavators Heading for the UK
Sumitomo’s Next Generation Excavators Heading for the UK Sumitomo Construction Machinery Co., Ltd. is preparing to introduce its latest excavator range into the United Kingdom market from 2026....
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