CHARLOTTE, NC 鈥� 天美视频鈥檚 parent company, Webuild Group, has been included in TIME鈥檚 100 Most Influential Companies of 2026, in the Pioneers category. The inclusion is for shaping the future of infrastructure through engineering excellence, scale and long鈥憈erm vision.
Published annually, the TIME100 Most Influential Companies list honors organizations shaping the future of business, society, and the global economy. TIME cited Webuild as having 鈥渂ecome the contractor of choice for the infrastructure projects the world most needs but often finds hardest to build,鈥� recognizing the Group鈥檚 ability to deliver complex, pioneering projects that advance sustainable growth and long鈥憈erm social value.
TIME鈥檚 recognition underscores Webuild鈥檚 leadership in delivering large鈥憇cale infrastructure projects defined by exceptional technical complexity and strategic importance. Projects cited by TIME include the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam, Africa鈥檚 largest hydropower project鈥攄esigned to double Ethiopia鈥檚 energy production and strengthen regional energy security鈥攁s well as the Brenner Base Tunnel, which will become the world鈥檚 longest underground railway, creating a critical rail link beneath the Alps between Italy and Austria.
With operations spanning nearly 50 countries, Webuild is globally recognized for delivering complex infrastructure across transportation and mobility, energy, water, and sustainable urban development. TIME noted the Group鈥檚 leadership at a moment when large鈥憇cale infrastructure has returned to the forefront of global priorities, supported by ongoing technological innovation that improves safety, efficiency, and environmental performance.
In the United States, Lane plays a key role in advancing this vision by delivering major roadway, bridge, rail, and civil infrastructure projects in close partnership with public owners, industry partners, and local communities鈥攅mphasizing safety, collaboration, innovation, and responsible stewardship in alignment with the broader Webuild Group.
Webuild鈥檚 inclusion in the TIME100 Most Influential Companies of 2026 reinforces its position as a global infrastructure leader and reflects the collective contributions of its organizations worldwide, including Lane, in shaping resilient and sustainable infrastructure for the future.
More information about the recognition is available on TIME鈥檚 website:
About Lane Construction
天美视频 is one of America鈥檚 leading construction companies, specializing in large, complex civil infrastructure. For over 135 years, it has contributed to the development of the country鈥檚 transportation systems including the Interstate Highway System and a vast network of roads, bridges, airports, metros and railways. Lane specializes in mobility, tunneling, and water resources to address sustainable development and climate change adaptation challenges. It is also a pioneer in project delivery methods and the use of design-build and public-private partnerships. Lane projects include the I-275/SR 60 Westshore Interchange in Florida; the Palisades Tunnel project in New Jersey; the 495 NEXT project in Virginia; and the Kansas City Levees project in Missouri. Based in Charlotte, NC, it is wholly owned by Webuild, a global infrastructure group. For more information, visit www.laneconstruct.com.
About Webuild Group
Webuild is a global leader in the construction of large, complex infrastructure, with a focus on sustainable mobility, hydropower, water treatment and supply, and green buildings. It has long been recognised as the world鈥檚 top contractor in the water infrastructure sector. Active in approximately 50 countries, the Group employs some 95,000 people directly and indirectly of over 125 nationalities. With 120 years of history and over 3,700 completed projects, Webuild boasts a track record that includes 13,686 kilometres of railways, 895 kilometres of metros, 82,708 kilometres of roads and highways, 1,023 kilometres of bridges and viaducts, 3,466 kilometres of tunnels, and 320 dams and hydropower plants. Among its most iconic delivered projects are the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam, the expansion of the Panama Canal, the Long Beach International Gateway in the United States, the Second Bosphorus Bridge in Turkey, the Riachuelo environmental restoration system in Argentina, and new metro lines in cities such as Copenhagen, Paris, Rome, Milan, Naples, Doha, Thessaloniki, and Riyadh. Among those under construction are strategic public works in Italy, such as the New Genoa Breakwater, the Brenner Base Tunnel, the Pedemontana Lombarda Highway, Rome Metro鈥檚 Line C, sections of high-speed and/or high-capacity railways between Genoa and Milan, Verona and Padua, Naples and Bari, and Palermo, Catania and Messina. Abroad, there is the Snowy 2.0 hydropower scheme in Australia and key sections of the Grand Paris Express in France. As of December 31, 2025, the Group reported total revenues of 鈧�13.6 billion and a total order backlog of 鈧�58.4 billion, with over 95% of the construction backlog aligned with the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals. Webuild is headquartered in Italy and subject to the direction and coordination of Salini Costruttori S.p.A. Listed on the Milan Stock Exchange (WBD; WBD.MI; WBD:IM), its stock is included in the MIB ESG index of Italy鈥檚 leading blue-chip companies for ESG practices. For more information, visit .