This report describes and explains the roads and highways market and covers 2018-2023, termed the historic period, and 2023-2028, 2033F termed the forecast period. The report evaluates the market across each region and for the major economies within each region.
The global roads and highways market reached a value of nearly $703.9 billion in 2023, having grown at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 3.1% since 2018. The market is expected to grow from $703.9 billion in 2023 to $887.2 billion in 2028 at a rate of 4.7%. The market is then expected to grow at a CAGR of 4.7% from 2028 and reach $1.11 trillion in 2033.
Growth in the historic period resulted from the emerging markets growth, rise in vehicle ownership and increased tourism. Factors that negatively affected growth in the historic period was skilled labor shortages.
Going forward, increasing infrastructure investments, supportive government initiatives and growing population and urbanization will drive the growth. Factor that could hinder the growth of the roads and highways market in the future include regulatory constraints.
The roads and highways market is segmented by product type into road construction and maintenance and highway construction and maintenance. The road construction and maintenance market was the largest segment of the roads and highways market segmented by product type, accounting for 82.9% or $583.6 billion of the total in 2023. Going forward, the highway construction and maintenance segment is expected to be the fastest growing segment in the roads and highways market segmented by product type, at a CAGR of 5.7% during 2023-2028.
The roads and highways market is segmented by road type into main roads, secondary roads, tertiary roads and local roads. The tertiary roads market was the largest segment of the roads and highways market segmented by road type, accounting for 30% or $211.4 billion of the total in 2023. Going forward, the tertiary roads segment is expected to be the fastest growing segment in the roads and highways market segmented by road type, at a CAGR of 5.73% during 2023-2028.
Asia Pacific was the largest region in the roads and highways market, accounting for 42.1% or $296.4 billion of the total in 2023. It was followed by North America, Western Europe and then the other regions. Going forward, the fastest-growing regions in the roads and highways market will be Africa and Middle East where growth will be at CAGRs of 14.8% and 10.4% respectively. These will be followed by South America and Asia Pacific where the markets are expected to grow at CAGRs of 9.9% and 4.4% respectively.
The global roads and highways market is fairly fragmented, with a large number of players operating in the market. The top ten competitors in the market made up to 21.08% of the total market in 2022. China Communications Construction Co Ltd was the largest competitor with 5.62% share of the market, followed by Bouygues SA with 2.88%, Vinci SA with 2.53%, ACS Group with 2.23%, CRH Plc with 2.20%, Bechtel Corp with 1.63%, Strabag SE with 1.07%, Jacobs Engineering Group Inc with 1.00%, Skanska AB with 1.00% and Kiewit Corp with 0.98%.
The top opportunities in the roads and highways market segmented by product type will arise in the road construction and maintenance segment, which will gain $144.8 billion of global annual sales by 2028. The top opportunities in the roads and highways market segmented by road type will arise in the tertiary roads segment, which will gain $67.9 billion of global annual sales by 2028. The roads and highways market size will gain the most in China at $21.2 billion.
Market-trend-based strategies for the roads and highways market include use of 3D intelligent paving technology for enhanced efficiency, focus on sustainability in roads and highways construction and strategic partnerships and acquisitions among market players.
Player-adopted strategies in the roads and highways market include focus on expanding business capabilities through new project developments and strategic acquisitions.
To take advantage of the opportunities, the analyst recommends roads and highways companies to focus on embracing 3D intelligent paving technology, focus on sustainable practices in road construction, focus on highway construction and maintenance segment, focus on tertiary roads segment, expand in emerging markets, focus on strategic partnerships and acquisitions, focus on strategic pricing to enhance competitive positioning, participate in trade shows and events, continue to use B2B promotions, emphasize thought leadership and industry participation and focus on capitalizing on urbanization and population growth.
The global roads and highways market reached a value of nearly $703.9 billion in 2023, having grown at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 3.1% since 2018. The market is expected to grow from $703.9 billion in 2023 to $887.2 billion in 2028 at a rate of 4.7%. The market is then expected to grow at a CAGR of 4.7% from 2028 and reach $1.11 trillion in 2033.
Growth in the historic period resulted from the emerging markets growth, rise in vehicle ownership and increased tourism. Factors that negatively affected growth in the historic period was skilled labor shortages.
Going forward, increasing infrastructure investments, supportive government initiatives and growing population and urbanization will drive the growth. Factor that could hinder the growth of the roads and highways market in the future include regulatory constraints.
The roads and highways market is segmented by product type into road construction and maintenance and highway construction and maintenance. The road construction and maintenance market was the largest segment of the roads and highways market segmented by product type, accounting for 82.9% or $583.6 billion of the total in 2023. Going forward, the highway construction and maintenance segment is expected to be the fastest growing segment in the roads and highways market segmented by product type, at a CAGR of 5.7% during 2023-2028.
The roads and highways market is segmented by road type into main roads, secondary roads, tertiary roads and local roads. The tertiary roads market was the largest segment of the roads and highways market segmented by road type, accounting for 30% or $211.4 billion of the total in 2023. Going forward, the tertiary roads segment is expected to be the fastest growing segment in the roads and highways market segmented by road type, at a CAGR of 5.73% during 2023-2028.
Asia Pacific was the largest region in the roads and highways market, accounting for 42.1% or $296.4 billion of the total in 2023. It was followed by North America, Western Europe and then the other regions. Going forward, the fastest-growing regions in the roads and highways market will be Africa and Middle East where growth will be at CAGRs of 14.8% and 10.4% respectively. These will be followed by South America and Asia Pacific where the markets are expected to grow at CAGRs of 9.9% and 4.4% respectively.
The global roads and highways market is fairly fragmented, with a large number of players operating in the market. The top ten competitors in the market made up to 21.08% of the total market in 2022. China Communications Construction Co Ltd was the largest competitor with 5.62% share of the market, followed by Bouygues SA with 2.88%, Vinci SA with 2.53%, ACS Group with 2.23%, CRH Plc with 2.20%, Bechtel Corp with 1.63%, Strabag SE with 1.07%, Jacobs Engineering Group Inc with 1.00%, Skanska AB with 1.00% and Kiewit Corp with 0.98%.
The top opportunities in the roads and highways market segmented by product type will arise in the road construction and maintenance segment, which will gain $144.8 billion of global annual sales by 2028. The top opportunities in the roads and highways market segmented by road type will arise in the tertiary roads segment, which will gain $67.9 billion of global annual sales by 2028. The roads and highways market size will gain the most in China at $21.2 billion.
Market-trend-based strategies for the roads and highways market include use of 3D intelligent paving technology for enhanced efficiency, focus on sustainability in roads and highways construction and strategic partnerships and acquisitions among market players.
Player-adopted strategies in the roads and highways market include focus on expanding business capabilities through new project developments and strategic acquisitions.
To take advantage of the opportunities, the analyst recommends roads and highways companies to focus on embracing 3D intelligent paving technology, focus on sustainable practices in road construction, focus on highway construction and maintenance segment, focus on tertiary roads segment, expand in emerging markets, focus on strategic partnerships and acquisitions, focus on strategic pricing to enhance competitive positioning, participate in trade shows and events, continue to use B2B promotions, emphasize thought leadership and industry participation and focus on capitalizing on urbanization and population growth.
Table of Contents
1 Executive Summary
6 Market Characteristics
7 Major Market Trends
8 Roads and Highways Market - Macro Economic Scenario
9 Global Market Size and Growth
10 Global Roads and Highways Market Segmentation
11 Roads and Highways Market, Regional and Country Analysis
12 Asia-Pacific Market
13 Western Europe Market
14 Eastern Europe Market
15 North America Market
16 South America Market
17 Middle East Market
18 Africa Market
19 Competitive Landscape and Company Profiles
20 Other Major and Innovative Companies
23 Key Mergers and Acquisitions
24 Opportunities and Strategies
25 Roads and Highways Market, Conclusions and Recommendations
26 Appendix
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Description
Where is the largest and fastest-growing market for roads and highways? How does the market relate to the overall economy; demography and other similar markets? What forces will shape the market going forward? The roads and highways market global report answers all these questions and many more.The report covers market characteristics; size and growth; segmentation; regional and country breakdowns; competitive landscape; market shares; trends and strategies for this market. It traces the market’s history and forecasts market growth by geography. It places the market within the context of the wider roads and highways market; and compares it with other markets.
The report covers the following chapters:
- Introduction and Market Characteristics - Brief introduction to the segmentations covered in the market, definitions and explanations about the segment by product type and by road type.
- Key Trends - Highlights the major trends shaping the roads and highways market. This section also highlights likely future developments in the market.
- Macro-Economic Scenario - The report provides an analysis of the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, impact of the Russia-Ukraine war and impact of rising inflation on the global and regional markets, providing strategic insights for businesses in the roads and highways market.
- Global Market Size and Growth - Global historic (2018-2023) and forecast (2023-2028, 2033F) market values and drivers and restraints that support and control the growth of the market in the historic and forecast periods.
- Regional and Country Analysis - Historic (2018-2023) and forecast (2023-2028, 2033F) market values and growth and market share comparison by region and country.
- Market Segmentation - Contains the market values (2018-2023) (2023-2028, 2033F) and analysis for each segment by product type and by road type in the market. Historic (2018-2023) and forecast (2023-2028) and (2028-2033) market values and growth and market share comparison by region market.
- Regional Market Size and Growth - Regional market size (2023), historic (2018-2023) and forecast (2023-2028, 2033F) market values and growth and market share comparison of countries within the region. This report includes information on all the regions Asia-Pacific, Western Europe, Eastern Europe, North America, South America, Middle East and Africa and major countries within each region.
- Competitive Landscape - Details on the competitive landscape of the market, estimated market shares and company profiles of the leading players.
- Other Major and Innovative Companies - Details on the company profiles of other major and innovative companies.
- Competitive Benchmarking - Briefs on the financials comparison between major players in the market.
- Competitive Dashboard - Briefs on competitive dashboard of major players.
- Key Mergers and Acquisitions - Information on recent mergers and acquisitions in the market is covered in the report. This section gives key financial details of mergers and acquisitions which have shaped the market in recent years.
- Market Opportunities and Strategies - Describes market opportunities and strategies based on findings of the research, with information on growth opportunities across countries, segments and strategies to be followed in those markets.
- Conclusions and Recommendations - This section includes recommendations for roads and highways providers in terms of product/service offerings geographic expansion, marketing strategies and target groups.
- Appendix - This section includes details on the NAICS codes covered, abbreviations and currencies codes used in this report.
Scope
Markets Covered:
1) by Product Type: Road Construction and Maintenance; Highway Construction and Maintenance2) by Road Type: Main Roads; Secondary Roads; Tertiary Roads and Local Roads.
Key Companies Mentioned: China Communications Construction Co Ltd; Bouygues SA; Vinci SA; ACS Group; CRH Plc.
Countries: China; Australia; Philippines; Canada; Mexico; USA; Argentina; Colombia; France; Germany; Spain; UK; Greece; Poland
Regions: Asia-Pacific; 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; roads and highways indicators comparison.
Data Segmentation: 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.
Companies Mentioned (Partial List)
A selection of companies mentioned in this report includes, but is not limited to:
- China Communications Construction Co Ltd
- Bouygues SA
- Vinci SA
- ACS Group
- CRH Plc.
- Bechtel Corp
- Strabag SE
- Jacobs Engineering Group Inc
- Skanska AB
- Kiewit Corp
- Transurban Limited
- Downer Group
- CPB Contractors
- John Holland Group Pty Ltd
- BMD Group
- China State Construction Engineering Corporation
- Sichuan Road & Bridge Group Co., Ltd.
- China State Construction International Holdings
- Metro Pacific Tollways Corporation
- San Miguel Corporation
- Ayala Corporation
- DMCI Holdings Incorporated
- EEI Corporation
- Aggregate Industries UK Limited
- ASI Solutions Ltd
- Yunex GmbH
- Northumbrian Roads Ltd
- DB Schenker
- Deutsche Post DHL Group
- Ferrovial
- Balzola Polska
- ITS Tychy
- Ellaktor
- ADMIE
- TransiTool
- Kiewit Corporation
- Granite Construction Inc.
- The Lane Construction Corporation
- Colas Canada
- E Construction Ltd
- Miller Group
- Standard General Inc.
- Aleatica
- Carso Infraestructura y Construcción (CICSA)
- Empresas ICA
- Decavial S.A.I.C.A.C.
- Rovella Carranza S.A.
- Techint Engineering & Construction
- Vial y Vía S.A.S
- Pavimentos Colombia S.A.S
- Al Naboodah Construction Group LLC
- Al Jaber Group
- Al Rajhi Constructio
- Al Kifah Contracting Company
- Saudi Binladin Group
- Orascom Construction
- Consolidated Contractors Company
- Al Turki Enterprises LLC
- Aveng Grinaker-LTA
- WBHO Construction (Pty) Ltd
- Group Five
- Stefanutti Stocks
- Raubex Group Limited
- H. Young & Co Ltd
- Intex Construction
- Westcon Contractors Ltd
- Setraco Nigeria Limited
- P.W. Nigeria Ltd
- Efficacy Construction Company
- Sapient Vendors Ltd
- Dantata & Sawoe Construction Company
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Table Information
| Report Attribute | Details |
|---|---|
| No. of Pages | 232 |
| Published | May 2024 |
| Forecast Period | 2023 - 2033 |
| Estimated Market Value ( USD | $ 703.9 Billion |
| Forecasted Market Value ( USD | $ 1114 Billion |
| Compound Annual Growth Rate | 4.7% |
| Regions Covered | Global |
