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 โ from groundbreaking projects and cutting-edge technologies to expert insights and global trends shaping the future of infrastructure.
Ford unleashes the all-new F150 Raptor
Ford unleashes the all-new F150 Raptor Ford, Americaโs truck leader, created an off-road icon in 2009 when it introduced the desert racing-inspired F-150 Raptor. It was designed to not only speed over...
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Doosan launching new products at Hillhead Digital 2021
Doosan launching new products at Hillhead Digital 2021 Doosan is presenting many new products for the first time at the Hillhead Digital event from 30-31 March 2021. They include the companyโs new DL-...
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JCB Hydradig excavator playing key role in project to transform UK construction
JCB Hydradig excavator playing key role in project to transform UK construction A JCB Hydradig wheeled excavator is playing a key role in supporting a ยฃ72m Government-backed project to transform UK co...
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CASE LIVE Webcast features Equipment Finance Solutions
CASE LIVE Webcast features Equipment Finance Solutions CASE Construction Equipmentย is launchingย CASE LIVEย โ a new broadcast and engagement platform with live events and educational sessions delivering...
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Ford and Venari build on expertise to produce Project Siren lightweight Ambulances
Ford and Venari build on expertise to produce Project Siren lightweight Ambulances Ford today announced plans to re-establish its presence in the UK ambulance market, with an innovative new Transit am...
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GAP Group goes digital with the launch of 2021 catalogue
GAP Group goes digital with the launch of 2021 catalogue After winning Catalogue of the Year at the Hire Awards of Excellence 2020, GAP Hire Solutions, the UKโs largest independent hire company, has u...
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Topcon intelligent solutions get Brussels Airport ready for take-off
Topcon intelligent solutions get Brussels Airport ready for take-off Runway 25 at Brussels Airport had reached the point of requiring some attention, with a full resurfacing needed; something that Top...
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Smart city asset management revolutionised with CIMCON Lighting and Yotta collaboration
Smart city asset management revolutionised with CIMCON Lighting and Yotta collaboration CIMCON Lighting, the leading global provider of smart city technologies together with Yotta, the leading global...
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Doosan Infracore China celebrates 200,000 Excavator manufacturing milestone
Doosan Infracore China celebrates 200,000 Excavator manufacturing milestone Doosan Infracore has announced that its Chinese subsidiary, DICC (Doosan Infracore China Corporation Co., Ltd.), located in...
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Hyundai unveils TIGER Uncrewed Ultimate Mobility Vehicle Concept
Hyundai unveils TIGER Uncrewed Ultimate Mobility Vehicle Concept Hyundai Motor Group has revealed TIGER (Transforming Intelligent Ground Excursion Robot), the companyโs second Ultimate Mobility Vehicl...
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Exploring the different types of Ground Investigation
Exploring the different types of Ground Investigation Knowing you need to carry out a ground investigation is one thing, but knowing what type of ground investigation is another. Perhaps youโre in nee...
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CATPLANT celebrates 40 years with a custom Cat Dozer
CATPLANT celebrates 40 years with a custom Cat Dozer Now in its 40th year of business, longstanding South Yorkshire based aggregate quarry, CATPLANT, has started the celebrations early with an investm...
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Go-kart track in Germany mastered with a Vรถgele SUPER 1303-3i Paver
Go-kart track in Germany mastered with a Vรถgele SUPER 1303-3i Paver โLike flying a helicopter in your living roomโ is how three-time world Formula 1 champion Nelson Piquet once described driving the M...
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Three Hyundai HX220AL Crawler Excavators make tracks for Dorset
Three Hyundai HX220AL Crawler Excavators make tracks for Dorset According to Mervyn Vaughan: โSimply the best machine and back-up Iโve ever hadโ are the words of the owner-operator about his new Hyund...
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Ferrovial Earthworks IoT system enhances construction productivity
Ferrovial Earthworks IoT system enhances construction productivity Ferrovial has developed a system that uses theย Internet of Things (IoT)ย to monitor and oversee earth movements in construction projec...
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HAUC(UK) app puts roads and street works safety in your pocket
HAUC(UK) app puts roads and street works safety in your pocket The Highway Authorities and Utilities Committee HAUC(UK) has launched a new app to facilitate safety and improve productivity across the...
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Hitachi fleet put to work at the Alpine World Ski Championships
Hitachi fleet put to work at the Alpine World Ski Championships A substantial fleet of Hitachi excavators and wheel loaders have been involved in extensive construction and renovation work to prepare...
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On ‘Time to Talk Day’ Finning UK makes mental health a priority
On ‘Time to Talk Day’ Finning UK makes mental health a priority In the UK construction industry, physical health is of paramount importance. It is common to see prominent reminders about p...
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Geo Connect Asia 2021 set to debut in Singapore as both a physical and virtual event
Geo Connect Asia 2021 set to debut in Singapore as both a physical and virtual event Southeast Asiaโs inaugural geospatial services and location intelligence event is set to be the first large-scale h...
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Highways England awards Jacobs ยฃ162.5m Lower Thames Crossing contract
Highways England awards Jacobs ยฃ162.5m Lower Thames Crossing contract Highways England has awardedย Jacobsย the ยฃ162.5mย Integration Partnerย contract which will see the company act as a catalyst for coll...
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New Cat 374 Excavator designed for high-production and durability
New Cat 374 Excavator designed for high-production and durability The Next Generation Catยฎ 374 excavator offers contractors high production, two times more structural durability, and up to 20 percent...
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Next Generation Cat 349 Excavator delivers 45 percent more operating efficiency
Next Generation Cat 349 Excavator delivers 45 percent more operating efficiency The Next Generation Catยฎ 349 excavator offers contractors up to 45 percent more operating efficiency, up to 10 percent m...
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VolvoCE looks at the hype and reality of Autonomous transport
VolvoCE looks at the hype and reality of Autonomous transport Creating autonomous transport systems is hard enough but proving that the system is safe to customers and legislators is proving as great...
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Kuwait builds first in-situ cantilever bridge project with Doka Formwork
Kuwait builds first in-situ cantilever bridge project with Doka Formwork The Nawaseeb Road in Kuwait forms an important part of the country’s national infrastructure, providing a strategic, logi...
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Wirtgen’s new Cold Recycling Mixing Plant delivers sustainability to the job siteย
Wirtgen’s new Cold Recycling Mixing Plant delivers sustainability to the job site The KMA 240(i) mobile cold recycling mixing plant is capable of processing 240 tons of mix from a variety of con...
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The collateral benefits of Project Finance
The collateral benefits of Project Finance In their 2006 Pensions Report the OECD highlighted what they then identified as the looming โfinancial crisisโ and the accelerating exodus of private capital...
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Rebuilding UK construction recruitment in 2021
Rebuilding UK construction recruitment in 2021 The construction industry was quick to adapt and carry on working in 2020, but it continues to struggle with labour levels. And this is a problem thatโs...
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New Liebherr attachment expands range of applications for excavators
New Liebherr attachment expands range of applications for excavators The new Liebherr LiTiU attachment is designed for applications where the swing angle represents an extension of the working area. I...
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FLIR introduces AI controlled Traffic Cameras for Predictive Traffic Management
FLIR introduces AI controlled Traffic Cameras for Predictive Traffic Management FLIR Systems has introduced two new intelligent traffic system cameras – the FLIR ThermiCam™ AI with therma...
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Centurion and MIPS partner to bring leading helmet safety technology to the UK
Centurion and MIPS partner to bring leading helmet safety technology to the UK Above-the-neck PPE specialist Centurion Safety Products, has announced a partnership with Swedish helmet safety technolog...
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Revolutionary battery invention destroys range limitations of Electric Vehicles
Revolutionary battery invention destroys range limitations of Electric Vehicles After five years of quiet invention, innovation and testing, Hughes Tool Company today unveiled a revolutionary solution...
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VolvoCE launches all new 35-tonne EC350E Excavator
VolvoCE launches all new 35-tonne EC350E Excavator The all-new EC350E from Volvo Construction Equipment (Volvo CE) has been designed to perfectly bridge the performance profile of the companyโs existi...
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Penetration grade bitumen: An Ideal Bitumen for Road Construction
Penetration grade bitumen: An Ideal Bitumen for Road Construction Penetration grades are one of the most common types of bitumen for road construction. This type of bitumen is known for its durability...
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Doosan launches DX57W-7 Wheeled Excavator with DoosanCONNECT
Doosan launches DX57W-7 Wheeled Excavator with DoosanCONNECT Doosan has launched the new 5 tonne DX57W-7 Stage V compliant wheeled excavator. In addition to a new Doosan Stage V engine, the DX57W-7 in...
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Preparing for the shift to electrificationย
Preparing for the shift to electrification The debate is over. Combustion technology is giving way to electrification but off road vehicles like those used in the construction and mining industries ar...
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Conservation project on Danube River made easier with Hitachi Zaxis-7 excavatorย
Conservation project on Danube River made easier with Hitachi Zaxis-7 excavator One of the first Hitachi ZX300-7 excavators in Austria is working on an important aquatic conservation project on the Ri...
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How British construction firms can mitigate materials shortages
How British construction firms can mitigate materials shortages The UK construction industry manufactures and uses an incredible amount of materials each year, producing aroundย 2bn bricks, over 70 mil...
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Bobcat get stuck into digging Madrid out of the snow
Bobcat get stuck into digging Madrid out of the snow This monthโs Storm Filomena surprised the entire community of the Spanish capital city, Madrid. Its streets, parks, roads and airport woke up to a...
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CASE crawler excavators at work throughout Europe on demanding jobsites
CASE crawler excavators at work throughout Europe on demanding jobsites CASE Construction Equipmentโs crawler excavators have recently been deployed across a diverse and challenging range of applicati...
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RetroTek retroreflectometer road marking scanning technology arrives in Australia
RetroTek retroreflectometer road marking scanning technology arrives in Australia Reflective Measurement Systems Ltd has launched the new RetroTek-D vehicle mounted ย road marking retroreflectometer in...
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VolvoCE delivers first Electric Compact machines ordered at bauma
VolvoCE delivers first Electric Compact machines ordered at bauma Volvo Construction Equipment (Volvo CE) and its local dealer Volvo Maskin are celebrating an important milestone in Norwayโs long-term...
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Topcon Positioning launching new podcast series for construction industry
Topcon Positioning launching new podcast series for construction industry Topcon Positioning Group announces the launch of the Topcon Talks Construction podcast series. The programming is designed to...
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Highways England awards AECOM and Atkins places on concrete roads framework
Highways England awards AECOM and Atkins places on concrete roads framework AECOM, one of theย worldโs premier infrastructure consulting firm, today announced it has won a place on Highways Englandโs...
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The industries revolutionised by Smart Technologies
The industries revolutionised by Smart Technologies When we think about rapid developments in terms of wireless technology, we often automatically assume itโs in regard to telecommunications. However,...
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Womble Bond Dickinson explores navigating delay and disruption in 2021
Womble Bond Dickinson explores navigating delay and disruption in 2021 Against a backdrop of continued uncertainty due to the ongoing impact of the coronavirus pandemic, and as the UK continues its jo...
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VolvoCE consolidates 35 tonne excavator segment with launch of EC350E
VolvoCE consolidates 35 tonne excavator segment with launch of EC350E The all-new EC350E from Volvo Construction Equipment (Volvo CE) has been designed to perfectly bridge the performance profile of t...
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RSP wins Suction Excavator Manufacturer of the Year by BUILD
RSP wins Suction Excavator Manufacturer of the Year by BUILD RSP have been awarded Suction Excavator Manufacturer of the year 2020 and the team are absolutely thrilled. RSP were approached by BUILD fo...
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CHAS urges positive action on mental health by the construction industry
CHAS urges positive action on mental health by the construction industry CHAS, the supply chain risk management expert, is urging construction companies to use Blue Monday 2021 as an opportunity to ta...
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ENWAY receives approval for Autonomous Sweepers on public roads in Singapore
ENWAY receives approval for Autonomous Sweepers on public roads in Singapore ENWAY, a Berlin-based software manufacturer for self-driving commercial vehicles and the Swiss sweeper manufacturer Bucher...
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Groupe Renault launches Mรธbilize brand dedicated to mobility and energy services
Groupe Renault launches Mรธbilize brand dedicated to mobility and energy services Groupe Renault has launched Mobilize, an all-new business venture targeting customers wishing to adopt more sustainable...
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