
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.
The Urgent Skills Shift in Global Construction
The Urgent Skills Shift in Global Construction Across the world, the construction industry is undergoing a fundamental transformation. While machinery and methods are evolving, it is the workforce tha...
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Heidelberg Materials Delivers Sustainable Road Renewal in Cheddar Gorge
Heidelberg Materials Delivers Sustainable Road Renewal in Cheddar Gorge Heidelberg Materials UK has completed a demanding resurfacing scheme along the B3135 through Cheddar Gorge, strengthening one of...
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Electric JCB Micro Excavator a Breakthrough for Modern Hire Fleets
Electric JCB Micro Excavator a Breakthrough for Modern Hire Fleets The shift towards cleaner construction methods has gathered pace in recent years, with hire customers increasingly turning to zero em...
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Looq AI Expands Global Partnerships to Accelerate Reality Capture
Looq AI Expands Global Partnerships to Accelerate Reality Capture Looq AI has strengthened its position in the rapidly evolving world of ground-based reality capture, announcing seven new partnerships...
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Smart Industrial Labelling with Toshiba’s Next-Generation Printers
Smart Industrial Labelling with Toshiba’s Next-Generation Printers Toshiba America Business Solutions has strengthened its position in the global industrial printing market with the introduction of th...
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Bridging Continents and Building Futures
Bridging Continents and Building Futures Global infrastructure development is forging ahead at an unprecedented scale. From new highways carving through dense jungles to colossal bridges spanning rive...
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Centralising Waste Intelligence For A Smarter Infrastructure Sector
Centralising Waste Intelligence For A Smarter Infrastructure Sector Construction firms across the UK are grappling with a growing need for accurate waste reporting, heightened scrutiny from clients an...
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Teesside University Champions Ultra Low Carbon Cementitious Materials
Teesside University Champions Ultra Low Carbon Cementitious Materials Teesside University has joined forces with the Welsh resource management specialist Dauson Environmental Group to push the boundar...
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Building Momentum For Volvo’s Next Generation Equipment In Korea
Building Momentum For Volvo’s Next Generation Equipment In Korea Korea Sales and Service (KSS) closed the 2025 Volvo Customer Experience Day with a confident display of technical progress, opera...
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Mobilising Finance for Maharashtra’s Low Carbon Road Transformation
Mobilising Finance for Maharashtra’s Low Carbon Road Transformation The Asian Development Bank has approved a substantial results-based project finance lending programme valued at $400 million to acce...
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Building Wisdom from Bees
Building Wisdom from Bees On a sweltering Colorado afternoon, European honeybees (Apis mellifera L.) spiral above a cluster of hives near Boulder Creek. Some dart out in search of water, nectar and po...
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Smarter Traffic Modelling For Congested Cities
Smarter Traffic Modelling For Congested Cities Traffic has long been the bane of modern metropolitan life. Major cities grapple daily with an overwhelming volume of vehicles, turning straightforward j...
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Cultivating Curiosity and Cyber Confidence in Construction
Cultivating Curiosity and Cyber Confidence in Construction The construction industry has long been seen as a bastion of tradition, often slow to change. But the pressures of modern technological cultu...
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From 2D to Data-driven – The New Era of Rail Design and Delivery
From 2D to Data-driven – The New Era of Rail Design and Delivery Rail networks today are under growing pressure to modernise, expand, and align with smart city infrastructure. According to UK go...
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Harnessing AI to Strengthen Environmental Impact Assessments
Harnessing AI to Strengthen Environmental Impact Assessments Environmental Impact Assessment has reached a turning point. As digital technologies accelerate, practitioners face a clear question: how c...
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Herrenknecht celebrates Alpine Breakthrough
Herrenknecht celebrates Alpine Breakthrough The Brenner Base Tunnel continues to carve its way through the rugged Alpine spine of Europe, quietly reshaping how the continent will move people and goods...
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Komatsu unveils WA170M-11 Next-Generation Compact Wheel Loader
Komatsu unveils WA170M-11 Next-Generation Compact Wheel Loader Komatsu has raised the bar in the 10-tonne compact wheel loader category with the launch of the WA170M-11. Developed by Komatsu Germany G...
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Modernising Uzbekistan’s Pipe Infrastructure with Strategic EBRD Investment
Modernising Uzbekistan’s Pipe Infrastructure with Strategic EBRD Investment Uzbekistan’s long-term infrastructure plans have gained renewed momentum with targeted investments aimed at improving the re...
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Kenya Uganda Expressway to Reshape East Africa’s Transport Future
Kenya Uganda Expressway to Reshape East Africa’s Transport Future The East African Community has confirmed that construction work on the Kenya Uganda Expressway is preparing to break ground, signallin...
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New Era of Port Investment as Laldia Positions Bangladesh for Growth
New Era of Port Investment as Laldia Positions Bangladesh for Growth Bangladesh has taken a decisive step towards reshaping its maritime future with the approval of a major public-private partnership...
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Smarter Pipelines for a Safer Future
Smarter Pipelines for a Safer Future Millions of miles of ageing pipelines stretch beneath cities, farmlands and industrial corridors, supplying the natural gas, crude oil and refined fuels that keep...
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Esri, DevRev, Microsoft Fabric and the Future of Unified Spatial Intelligence
Esri, DevRev, Microsoft Fabric and the Future of Unified Spatial Intelligence The construction, infrastructure, and wider industrial sectors are experiencing a surge in demand for clearer data visibil...
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Innovation Under Pressure to Protect Construction’s Digital Supply Chain
Innovation Under Pressure to Protect Construction’s Digital Supply Chain Digital collaboration has become the backbone of modern construction projects. Design plans, 3D BIM models, procurement orders,...
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The Innovative Future of Winter Maintenance
The Innovative Future of Winter Maintenance Winter maintenance has always been a demanding responsibility, yet recent years have amplified the strain on road authorities. Climate volatility, ageing tr...
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Develon and Trimble Strengthen Integration for Next-Level Excavation Accuracy
Develon and Trimble Strengthen Integration for Next-Level Excavation Accuracy Develon’s Series 9 crawler excavators mark a significant step forward in equipment intelligence and digital interoperabili...
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Africa’s Infrastructure Investment Horizon
Africa’s Infrastructure Investment Horizon Africa’s infrastructure sector is entering a pivotal moment, shaped by rising demand, bold policy reforms and stronger capital mobilisation. The African Deve...
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Serbia Advances Rail Modernisation With New EBRD Investment
Serbia Advances Rail Modernisation With New EBRD Investment Serbia’s rail network is entering a new era of renewal as the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development commits up to €42 million in...
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Smarter Infrastructure Management For East Asia’s Sustainable Future
Smarter Infrastructure Management For East Asia’s Sustainable Future This article is based on an original piece by Oksana Nazmieva, Principal Financial Management Specialist at the Asian Development B...
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Empowering Panama for a Sustainable Energy Future
Empowering Panama for a Sustainable Energy Future Panama’s electricity landscape is entering a new phase of modernisation with a landmark $300 million framework loan agreed between the EIB Global, the...
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Experience Forland Smart Manufacturing In Action
Experience Forland Smart Manufacturing In Action FORLAND’s Global Partners Conference 2026 set the tone for a new chapter in international collaboration when delegates arrived in Qingdao on 12 Novembe...
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Forland Global Partners Conference Drives a New Era for Commercial Vehicles
Forland Global Partners Conference Drives a New Era for Commercial Vehicles The 2026 FORLAND Global Partners Conference opened in China with a level of ambition that reflects the shifting expectations...
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Toyota’s Expanding Footprint In America
Toyota’s Expanding Footprint In America Toyota Motor Corporation has signalled a renewed commitment to the United States with a major investment programme and the official launch of its first ba...
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National Civils Show Bringing the Future of Infrastructure to ExCeL London
National Civils Show Bringing the Future of Infrastructure to ExCeL London The UK’s civil engineering and infrastructure community is preparing for a pivotal event this autumn, as the National Civils...
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Samsara Reimagining Fleet Intelligence for a Complex World
Samsara Reimagining Fleet Intelligence for a Complex World Samsara has raised the bar once again at Go Beyond London 2025, unveiling a suite of innovations designed to transform compliance, safety, na...
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Sky Harbour’s Strategic Airport Infrastructure Growth Gains Altitude
Sky Harbour’s Strategic Airport Infrastructure Growth Gains Altitude Sky Harbour Group Corporation has stepped into the final quarter of 2025 with clear momentum, reporting a strong set of unaudited f...
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Engineering New Heights With HOJ Innovations
Engineering New Heights With HOJ Innovations Utah-based HOJ Innovations is taking a bold leap in industrial engineering with the design and construction of its first overhead crane that combines extra...
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Automation, AI and Telematics Transforming Heavy Machinery Operations
Automation, AI and Telematics Transforming Heavy Machinery Operations Imagine a vast mining site in Western Australia where 250‑tonne haul trucks ferry ore with no drivers, or a city project in Sweden...
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Forging Stability In Tough Terrain With Caterpillar’s 325 Heavy Duty Undercarriage
Forging Stability In Tough Terrain With Caterpillar’s 325 Heavy Duty Undercarriage Modern earthmoving increasingly calls for machines that can hold their ground on unforgiving terrain. The lates...
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Finning Offers UK Fans a VIP Insight into Cat’s Malaga’s Demonstration Centre
Finning Offers UK Fans a VIP Insight into Cat’s Malaga’s Demonstration Centre Finning UK and Ireland has marked the 100th anniversary of Caterpillar with a celebration that reaches far beyond a...
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New Holland C314X Electric Mini Track Loader Redefines Compact Power
New Holland C314X Electric Mini Track Loader Redefines Compact Power New Holland is preparing to showcase a significant leap in compact electric machinery at Agritechnica 2025 with the unveiling of it...
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Autonomous R4 Robots Redefining Sustainable Specialty Farming
Autonomous R4 Robots Redefining Sustainable Specialty Farming New Holland has launched an ambitious concept designed to reshape vineyard and orchard operations with the introduction of its R4 autonomo...
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Private Sector Powering Sustainable Growth Across The OIC
Private Sector Powering Sustainable Growth Across The OIC The role of the private sector in driving development across the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation region took centre stage at the OIC Busin...
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Automation Empowering Asia’s Construction Workforce
Automation Empowering Asia’s Construction Workforce Asia’s construction sector is in the midst of a profound transformation. Rapid urbanisation, ambitious infrastructure programmes, and an ageing work...
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Honouring Seventy Years Of Safety Excellence At The RoSPA Awards
Honouring Seventy Years Of Safety Excellence At The RoSPA Awards The RoSPA Health and Safety Awards return in 2026 with a landmark anniversary that underscores seven decades of industry leadership, pr...
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AECOM and Jacobs to Deliver Design Services for The Mukaab
AECOM and Jacobs to Deliver Design Services for The Mukaab AECOM, the global infrastructure leader, has teamed up with Jacobs in a joint venture that’s set to leave an indelible mark on the skyline of...
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Digital Fabrication Creates A Smarter Way to Build Sustainably
Digital Fabrication Creates A Smarter Way to Build Sustainably The construction industry has entered a new era of precision, sustainability, and digital innovation. With digital fabrication techniques...
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Benetics AI is Giving Construction Crews a Voice
Benetics AI is Giving Construction Crews a Voice Benetics AI, a pioneering voice assistant for the construction industry, is fast becoming a household name among forward-thinking contractors. Making w...
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Innovating Urban Mobility with Kapsch TrafficCom and Spain’s Mobility Lab
Innovating Urban Mobility with Kapsch TrafficCom and Spain’s Mobility Lab Spain’s Basque Country has long earned admiration as a crucible for industrial brilliance, high‑tech engineering and for...
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Smarter Project Management Unlocks Growth and Efficiency for Modern Construction
Smarter Project Management Unlocks Growth and Efficiency for Modern Construction As projects grow in scale and complexity, firms are turning to digital tools not just to keep pace, but to get ahead. N...
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Caterpillar Charting a Tech-Driven Future at CES 2026
Caterpillar Charting a Tech-Driven Future at CES 2026 When one of the world’s most iconic industrial giants takes centre stage at the world’s biggest tech showcase, you know something significant is h...
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