The　road　is　one　of　the　most　important　civil　infrastructures　for　serving　society,　where　its　service　quality　and　life　have　direct　impacts　on　the　safety　and　comfort　of　users.　Therefore,　road　construction,　condition　detection　and　monitoring,　and　timely　maintenance　are　particularly　important　for　engineers.　Many　engineering　applications　of　industrial　informatics　approaches,　like　image　processing　technology,　widely　used　computer-based　algorithms,　and　advanced　sensors,　have　been　initially　and　gradually　applied　to　roads.　This　state-of-the-art　review　first　summarized　the　research　on　industrial　applications　of　advanced　information　technologies　in　recent　years,　while　analyzing　and　comparing　the　advantages　and　disadvantages　of　each　technology.　Especially,　five　topics　were　focused　on　road　construction,　road　maintenance　with　decision　strategy,　road　structure　evaluation,　smart　sensing　in　the　road,　and　cooperative　vehicle　infrastructure　system.　It　is　expected　that　advanced　industrial　informatics　can　help　engineers　promote　the　development　of　smart,　safe,　and　sustainable　roads.　©　2023　Periodical　Offices　of　Chang’an　University