New Delhi

The National Highways Authority of India has created a new Guinness World Record by laying 75 km of bituminous concrete in a single lane on NH53 between Amravati and Akola districts in 105 hours and 33 minutes.

Announcing this achievement in a video message on Twitter, Union Minister Nitin Gadkari said, "Commemorating 75 years of India's independence and under the aegis of Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav announced by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, NHAI has created a world record that was certified by the Guinness World Records.’’

Gadkari congratulated all the engineers, contractors, consultants, and workers from NHAI and Raj Path Infracon Pvt Ltd for the efficient implementation of the project.

Proud Moment For The Entire Nation!

Feel very happy to congratulate our exceptional Team @NHAI_Official, Consultants & Concessionaire, Rajpath Infracon Pvt Ltd & Jagdish Kadam, on achieving the Guinness World Record (@GWR) of laying 75 Km continuous Bituminous Concrete Road... pic.twitter.com/hP9SsgrQ57

— Nitin Gadkari (@nitin_gadkari) June 8, 2022

The total length of the 75 km of single-lane continuous bituminous concrete road is equivalent to 37.5 km of two-lane paved shoulder road and the work started on June 3, 2022 at 7.27 am and was completed on June 7, 2022, at 5 p.m.

The minister said bituminous mix of 36,634 MT was used. The project was implemented by 720 workers including a team of independent consultants who worked day and night to complete this task.

Before this, the Guinness World Record for the longest continuously laid bituminous for building 25.275 km was achieved in Doha, Qatar in Feb 2019. The task was done in ten days.

Gadkari said that the Amravati to the Akola section is an important east-east corridor which connects major cities like Kolkata, Raipur, Nagpur and Surat. Once completed, this stretch will play a major role in easing the movement of traffic and freight on this route.