Highway Maintenance Global Market Report 2026

Highway maintenance encompasses the routine and scheduled activities carried out to maintain and repair road infrastructure, ensuring it remains safe and functional. These tasks include surface repairs, drainage upkeep, updating signage, and winter services such as snow clearance.

The primary types of highway maintenance services include road surface repair and resurfacing, signage and markings, drainage maintenance, and additional services. Road surface repair and resurfacing focus on maintaining and restoring the road surface to guarantee smooth and safe driving conditions. This includes repairing potholes, cracks, and other surface damages, as well as applying new layers of asphalt or other materials to rejuvenate and improve the road surface. The contract types involve outsourced maintenance agreements and in-house maintenance teams for various highway categories, including national highways, state highways, and county highways.

Note that the outlook for this market is being affected by rapid changes in trade relations and tariffs globally. The report will be updated prior to delivery to reflect the latest status, including revised forecasts and quantified impact analysis. The report's Recommendations and Conclusions sections will be updated to give strategies for entities dealing with the fast-moving international environment.

Tariffs are influencing the highway maintenance market by increasing costs of imported construction materials, sensors, road repair machinery, and maintenance equipment used across resurfacing, drainage, and signage services. Infrastructure agencies in North America and Europe are most affected due to reliance on imported materials and equipment, while Asia-Pacific faces pricing pressure on specialized maintenance tools. These tariffs are increasing project costs and extending maintenance cycles. At the same time, they are supporting local sourcing of materials, regional equipment manufacturing, and adoption of cost-efficient maintenance solutions.

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The highway maintenance market size has grown strongly in recent years. It will grow from $8.19 billion in 2025 to $8.68 billion in 2026 at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 6.0%. The growth in the historic period can be attributed to expansion of national road networks, increasing vehicle traffic volumes, availability of public infrastructure funding, rising maintenance needs of aging highways, adoption of standardized road safety regulations.

The highway maintenance market size is expected to see strong growth in the next few years. It will grow to $10.89 billion in 2030 at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 5.8%. The growth in the forecast period can be attributed to increasing investments in smart highway infrastructure, rising use of data-driven maintenance planning, expansion of sustainable road materials, growing focus on climate adaptation measures, increasing outsourcing of maintenance services. Major trends in the forecast period include increasing use of predictive road maintenance practices, rising adoption of smart monitoring systems, growing focus on preventive maintenance programs, expansion of climate-resilient highway infrastructure, enhanced emphasis on road safety and asset longevity.

The rising road accident casualties is expected to propel the growth of the highway maintenance market. The rising road accident casualties are often attributed to factors such as increased traffic volume, distracted driving, speeding, and inadequate road safety measures. Highway maintenance helps reduce rising road accident casualties by ensuring better road conditions, addressing hazards like potholes and cracks, and improving overall road safety infrastructure. For instance, in January 2024, according to the Road Safety Authority, an Ireland-based state agency that promotes road safety, in 2023, road fatalities rose by 19%, with 184 deaths in 173 fatal collisions, compared to 155 deaths in 149 collisions in 2022, marking an increase of 29 deaths. Therefore, rising road accident casualties are driving the growth of the highway maintenance market.

Major companies operating in the highway maintenance market are focusing on artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning for predictive maintenance, such as AI for road surface anomaly detection, to enhance real-time identification of potholes and improve road safety. AI for road surface anomaly detection uses artificial intelligence algorithms to identify and analyze irregularities in road surfaces, such as potholes and cracks, from camera images. For instance, in September 2023, Toshiba Corporation, a Japan-based electronics company, and Toshiba Digital Solutions, a Japan-based commercial services company, introduced a groundbreaking AI technology for road surface anomaly detection, specifically targeting expressway potholes. This AI utilizes weakly supervised learning to significantly streamline the training process, enabling real-time detection with high accuracy and reduced false positives. This technology allows for real-time detection and precise localization of anomalies, facilitating timely maintenance and improving road safety. These are validated through joint experiments with Nexco Central, which promises to enhance road safety and maintenance efficiency by automating and improving critical road surface issue detection.

In June 2024, Construction Partners Inc., a US-based vertically integrated civil infrastructure company, acquired Hudson Paving Inc. for an undisclosed amount. This acquisition allows it to expand its operations in the Sandhills region of North Carolina and capitalize on the growing market demand for infrastructure projects. The additional hot-mix asphalt plant will enhance the company's capacity to meet the needs of local customers. Hudson Paving Inc. is a US-based paving construction company specializing in road construction and maintenance.

Major companies operating in the highway maintenance market are Vinci SA, Colas Group, Skanska AB, Jacobs Engineering Group Inc., AECOM, WSP Global Inc., Ferrovial SA, Balfour Beatty plc, Stantec Inc., Kier Group plc, Amey plc, Tarmac Limited, Costain Group plc, John Sisk & Son Limited, VolkerHighways Ltd, The Miller Group, Ringway Infrastructure Services Ltd, FM Conway Limited, BAM Nuttall, AE Yates, Dawson Road Maintenance, Markolines

Asia-Pacific was the largest region in the highway maintenance market in 2025. Europe is expected to be the fastest-growing region in the forecast period. The regions covered in the highway maintenance market report are Asia-Pacific, South East Asia, Western Europe, Eastern Europe, North America, South America, Middle East, Africa.

The countries covered in the highway maintenance market report are Australia, Brazil, China, France, Germany, India, Indonesia, Japan, Taiwan, Russia, South Korea, UK, USA, Canada, Italy, Spain.

The highway maintenance market consists of revenues earned by entities by providing services such as asset management, traffic monitoring, predictive maintenance, road condition monitoring, and incident detection. The market value includes the value of related goods sold by the service provider or included within the service offering. The highway maintenance market also includes sales of road surfacing materials, traffic signs, safety barriers, road marking equipment, drainage systems, de-icing agents, and maintenance vehicles. Values in this market are 'factory gate' values, that is, the value of goods sold by the manufacturers or creators of the goods, whether to other entities (including downstream manufacturers, wholesalers, distributors, and retailers) or directly to end customers. The value of goods in this market includes related services sold by the creators of the goods.

The market value is defined as the revenues that enterprises gain from the sale of goods and/or services within the specified market and geography through sales, grants, or donations in terms of the currency (in USD unless otherwise specified).

The revenues for a specified geography are consumption values that are revenues generated by organizations in the specified geography within the market, irrespective of where they are produced. It does not include revenues from resales along the supply chain, either further along the supply chain or as part of other products.

Highway Maintenance Market Global Report 2026 from The Business Research Company provides strategists, marketers and senior management with the critical information they need to assess the market.

This report focuses highway maintenance market which is experiencing strong growth. The report gives a guide to the trends which will be shaping the market over the next ten years and beyond.

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Scope

• Markets Covered:1) By Service Type: Road Surface Repair And Resurfacing; Signage And Markings; Drainage Maintenance; Other Services
• 2) By Contract Type: Outsourced Maintenance Contracts; In-House Maintenance Teams
• 3) By Highway Type: National Highway; State Highway; County Highway
• Subsegments:
• 1) By Road Surface Repair And Resurfacing: Asphalt Patching And Resurfacing; Concrete Repair And Resurfacing; Surface Treatment
• 2)By Signage And Markings: Road Sign Installation And Maintenance; Pavement Marking Services; Reflective Signage Installation
• 3) By Drainage Maintenance: Drain Cleaning And Maintenance; Ditch And Culvert Maintenance; Stormwater Management Services
• 4) By Other Services: Vegetation Control; Snow And Ice Removal; Roadway Lighting Maintenance; Safety Inspections And Audits
• Companies Mentioned: Vinci SA; Colas Group; Skanska AB; Jacobs Engineering Group Inc.; AECOM; WSP Global Inc.; Ferrovial SA; Balfour Beatty plc; Stantec Inc.; Kier Group plc; Amey plc; Tarmac Limited; Costain Group plc; John Sisk & Son Limited; VolkerHighways Ltd; The Miller Group; Ringway Infrastructure Services Ltd; FM Conway Limited; BAM Nuttall; AE Yates; Dawson Road Maintenance; Markolines
• Countries: Australia; Brazil; China; France; Germany; India; Indonesia; Japan; Taiwan; Russia; South Korea; UK; USA; Canada; Italy; Spain.
• Regions: Asia-Pacific; South East Asia; Western Europe; Eastern Europe; North America; South America; Middle East; Africa
• Time Series: Five years historic and ten years forecast.
• Data: Ratios of market size and growth to related markets, GDP proportions, expenditure per capita,
• Data Segmentations: country and regional historic and forecast data, market share of competitors, market segments.
• Sourcing and Referencing: Data and analysis throughout the report is sourced using end notes.
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