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.
Smarter Street Furniture Supporting Active Travel in Newbury
Smarter Street Furniture Supporting Active Travel in Newbury Urban streets across the United Kingdom are being quietly reshaped. Not through sweeping megaprojects or high-profile infrastructure progra...
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Megaproject Risk Under The Microscope
Megaproject Risk Under The Microscope Megaprojects Month: Week Three | April 2026 The numbers that wonโt improve, the governance gaps that wonโt close, and the commercial fightback that might finally...
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NSW Invests in Road Infrastructure to Power Renewable Energy Transition
NSW Invests in Road Infrastructure to Power Renewable Energy Transition Regional New South Wales is entering a decisive phase in its transformation from a fossil fuel-dependent economy to a renewable...
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Bruce Highway Safety Push Accelerates With Contract Releases Across Queensland
Bruce Highway Safety Push Accelerates With Contract Releases Across Queensland Australiaโs most critical northโsouth freight artery is entering a decisive phase of investment, with 22 new contracts re...
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Southeast Asia Accelerates Cross Border Power Infrastructure
Southeast Asia Accelerates Cross Border Power Infrastructure Southeast Asiaโs ambition to build a fully integrated regional electricity network has taken a decisive step forward with the launch of a n...
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ERF and IRF Move Toward Unified Global Voice for Road Infrastructure
ERF and IRF Move Toward Unified Global Voice for Road Infrastructure Europeโs road sector and the wider international mobility community are edging closer to a structural shift that could reshape how...
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Sany Pushes Boundaries With Massive AI and Electrification Strategy
Sany Pushes Boundaries With Massive AI and Electrification Strategy The global construction equipment sector is entering a decisive phase, and SANY Group is positioning itself at the centre of that sh...
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Electric Pick-Up Economics Take Centre Stage with KGM Musso EV Debut
Electric Pick-Up Economics Take Centre Stage with KGM Musso EV Debut The arrival of a fully electric pick-up that undercuts traditional cost structures is more than a product launch. It signals a shif...
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Vรถgele SUPER 1803 5 X Paver Sets New Benchmark for Precision and Speed
Vรถgele SUPER 1803 5 X Paver Sets New Benchmark for Precision and Speed In the demanding world of industrial surfacing, where downtime is costly and durability is non-negotiable, equipment choices can...
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Ethiopia Accelerates Smart Tolling with telebirr Digital Payments Integration
Ethiopia Accelerates Smart Tolling with telebirr Digital Payments Integration Ethiopiaโs push towards digitised infrastructure has taken a decisive step forward as Ethio telecom and Ethiopian Toll Roa...
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New Isuzu D Max Delivers More Torque For Real World Demands
New Isuzu D Max Delivers More Torque For Real World Demands The latest iteration of the Isuzu D-Max arrives at a time when the European pick-up market is navigating tighter emissions standards, rising...
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The Machine Behind the Megaproject
The Machine Behind the Megaproject Megaprojects Month: Week Two | April 2026 There is a number that haunts the infrastructure industry, sitting quietly behind every major programme announcement, every...
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AI Rewires Industrial Inspection as deeplify Targets Ageing Infrastructure Crisis
AI Rewires Industrial Inspection as deeplify Targets Ageing Infrastructure Crisis Across Europe and beyond, critical infrastructure is entering a decisive phase. Pipelines, pressure vessels, storage t...
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Digitising the Tunnel Face with Real Time Intelligence
Digitising the Tunnel Face with Real Time Intelligence Conventional tunnelling remains one of the most complex and risk-sensitive activities in the construction sector, yet much of its day-to-day docu...
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Hydrogen Power Moves From Concept To Construction Reality
Hydrogen Power Moves From Concept To Construction Reality The transition to low-carbon power on construction sites has often been framed as a future ambition rather than a present-day solution. That n...
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Develon Targets Precision Earthworks with the DD100 Dozer
Develon Targets Precision Earthworks with the DD100 Dozer In a market where precision is increasingly valued over brute force, Develon has introduced the DD100 dozer, a machine that signals a clear sh...
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Willowbrook Plant Expands Hyundai Reach Across Eastern and Central England
Willowbrook Plant Expands Hyundai Reach Across Eastern and Central England The steady consolidation of dealer networks across Europeโs construction equipment sector has taken another step forward, as...
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Netherlands Moves to Distance Based Truck Tolling Across National Road Network
Netherlands Moves to Distance Based Truck Tolling Across National Road Network The Netherlands is set to introduce a nationwide distance-based truck toll from 1 July 2026, marking a decisive shift in...
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Liebherr Tower Cranes Support Icelandโs Infrastructure Transformation
Liebherr Tower Cranes Support Icelandโs Infrastructure Transformation Icelandโs construction sector is entering a phase of sustained expansion, underpinned by investment in energy resilience, healthca...
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JCB Operator Challenge Returns to Spotlight the Skills Behind Modern Construction
JCB Operator Challenge Returns to Spotlight the Skills Behind Modern Construction Across the construction and infrastructure sector, the conversation often centres on automation, electrification and d...
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Connecting with UK Specifiers Through Londonโs Largest Built Environment Gathering
Connecting with UK Specifiers Through Londonโs Largest Built Environment Gathering For companies operating across construction, infrastructure and building technology, one question tends to shape ever...
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WJ Group Consolidates Surface Treatment Operations to Strengthen Specialist Delivery
WJ Group Consolidates Surface Treatment Operations to Strengthen Specialist Delivery The steady consolidation of specialist services across the construction and infrastructure sector has become a defi...
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Engineering Resilience Across Continents in Modern Mining Operations
Engineering Resilience Across Continents in Modern Mining Operations From the equatorial heat of West Africa to the frozen reaches of Northern Europe, mining operations continue to push machinery to i...
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Aeva Expands AI Powered Traffic Intelligence Across Atlanta Intersections
Aeva Expands AI Powered Traffic Intelligence Across Atlanta Intersections The push towards smarter, safer and more responsive road networks has taken another step forward as Aeva secures a significant...
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Toyota Opens a New Trade Lane with US Built Vehicles Entering Japan
Toyota Opens a New Trade Lane with US Built Vehicles Entering Japan Toyotaโs decision to introduce U.S.-manufactured vehicles into the Japanese domestic market marks a notable shift in how global auto...
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Bellevueโs Floating Rail Breakthrough Reshapes Regional Mobility
Bellevueโs Floating Rail Breakthrough Reshapes Regional Mobility The opening of Sound Transitโs Crosslake Connection marks a decisive shift in how people move across the Puget Sound region, placing Be...
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Spainโs High-Speed Rail Expansion and the Real Cost of Ambition
Spainโs High-Speed Rail Expansion and the Real Cost of Ambition Spainโs high-speed rail programme stands as one of the most ambitious infrastructure undertakings in modern Europe. Over a period of rou...
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Financing the Impossible Megaproject
Financing the Impossible Megaproject Megaprojects Month: Week One | April 2026 Megaprojects have always tested the limits of engineering ambition, but today theyโre increasingly defined by something l...
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South Africa Builds Rail Momentum with Strategic Finance
South Africa Builds Rail Momentum with Strategic Finance South Africa is edging closer to a pivotal moment in its transport evolution, as government prepares to issue a request for proposals for new h...
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Uzbekistan Advances Aviation Ambitions with Yangi Bukhara Airport PPP
Uzbekistan Advances Aviation Ambitions with Yangi Bukhara Airport PPP Uzbekistan has taken a decisive step in reshaping its regional connectivity strategy, launching an international tender for the co...
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TRL Deploys iROADS to Strengthen Climate Resilient Roads in Vanuatu
TRL Deploys iROADS to Strengthen Climate Resilient Roads in Vanuatu The Government of Vanuatu has taken a decisive step towards strengthening its transport infrastructure, appointing TRL to deploy its...
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JCB Expands Low Carbon Pathways with B100 Biodiesel for Excavators
JCB Expands Low Carbon Pathways with B100 Biodiesel for Excavators Across Europeโs construction sector, pressure to decarbonise is no longer theoretical. Contractors are now being asked to cut emissio...
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HP Connecting Digital Workflows to the Reality of Construction Delivery
HP Connecting Digital Workflows to the Reality of Construction Delivery The global construction sector has long wrestled with a stubborn problem: productivity. Despite decades of technological progres...
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INRIX Compass Advances Vision Zero Road Safety Strategies with AI
INRIX Compass Advances Vision Zero Road Safety Strategies with AI Road safety has stubbornly resisted improvement in many advanced economies, even as vehicles become safer and infrastructure more soph...
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Mapping the Future of Infrastructure at GEO Business 2026
Mapping the Future of Infrastructure at GEO Business 2026 The growing reliance on location intelligence across infrastructure, construction and transport is no longer a niche trend. It has become a co...
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Birmingham Gears Up as ITS World Congress 2027 Gains Momentum
Birmingham Gears Up as ITS World Congress 2027 Gains Momentum Momentum is quietly building behind the 2027 Intelligent Transport Systems World Congress in Birmingham, and if early signals are anything...
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Hillhead 2026 Expands Capacity as Demand Signals Strong Market Confidence
Hillhead 2026 Expands Capacity as Demand Signals Strong Market Confidence Set against the rugged limestone backdrop of Hillhead Quarry in the United Kingdom, the upcoming edition of Hillhead 2026 is s...
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Securing the Future of Aluminium Production in Queensland
Securing the Future of Aluminium Production in Queensland The agreement to secure the long-term future of the Boyne aluminium smelter marks a significant intervention in Australiaโs industrial landsca...
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Turning Ocean Plastic into Asphalt Roads in Hawaii
Turning Ocean Plastic into Asphalt Roads in Hawaii Hawaiiโs relationship with plastic waste is complicated, costly and increasingly unsustainable. As one of the most geographically isolated regions in...
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Tru7 Group Celebrates With Custom JCB Backhoe Loader and Telehandler
Tru7 Group Celebrates With Custom JCB Backhoe Loader and Telehandler The global construction equipment sector thrives on long-term relationships, operational reliability and incremental innovation rat...
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Volvo CE Reshapes its Hauling Strategy with Rokbak Exit
Volvo CE Reshapes its Hauling Strategy with Rokbak Exit Volvo Construction Equipmentโs decision to close its Rokbak articulated hauler business marks more than the end of a product line. It reflects a...
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Risk Engineering and Performance Guarantees in Construction Finance
Risk Engineering and Performance Guarantees in Construction Finance Construction Finance Month: Week Four | March 2026 Infrastructure doesnโt fail because funding disappears overnight. It fails when r...
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Colombia Advances Rail Revival with Villavicencio to Puerto Gaitรกn Corridor
Colombia Advances Rail Revival with Villavicencio to Puerto Gaitรกn Corridor Colombia has taken a decisive step towards reshaping its transport infrastructure with the launch of feasibility studies for...
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Regulation Is Quietly Engineering the Future of Autonomous Logistics
Regulation Is Quietly Engineering the Future of Autonomous Logistics Across Europeโs 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 sectorโs 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 Nรบรฑez International Airport in Cartagena, a project that...
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