NHAI sets new Guinness World Record, lays 75-km highway in over 105 hours

New Delhi, June 8: Union Minister Nitin Gadkari on Wednesday announced that a new Guinness World Record had been created by the NHAI in laying 75 km of bituminous concrete in a single lane on NH53 in 105 hours and 33 minutes.

In a video message shared by Nitin Gadkari on Twitter, he 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." Also Read | Watch Antim Ardas LIVE: It's as if a part of Sidhu Moosewala's kin, friends and fans has gone with him Gadkari congratulated all the engineers, contractors, consultants, and workers from NHAI and Raj Path Infracon Pvt Ltd for the efficient implementation of the project that has helped in the successful completion of this world record. He said the record had been made for laying 75 km of bituminous concrete in a single lane on NH 53 between Amrawati to Akola Districts in 105 hours and 33 minutes. 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 pm, he added. The minister said the bituminous mix of 36,634 MT consisting of 2,070 MT of bitumen was used. He said the project was implemented by 720 workers, including a team of independent consultants who worked day and night to complete this task. Also Read | Will try to keep Sidhu Moosewala alive till my last breathe, says his father Gadkari said before this, the Guinness World Record for the longest continuously laid bituminous was for building 25.275 km which was achieved in Doha, Qatar in Feb 2019. The task took 10 days to complete.

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Proud Moment For The Entire Nation! Feel very happy to congratulate our exceptional Team NHAI, Consultants & Concessionaire, Rajpath Infracon Pvt Ltd & Jagdish Kadam, on achieving the Guinness World Record of laying 75 Km continuous Bituminous Concrete Road in a single lane on NH-53 section between Amravati and Akola. I would specially thank our Engineers & Workers who toiled day & night to achieve this extraordinary feat. PragatiKaHighway #GatiShakti

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- Nitin Gadkari (@nitin.gadkari) 8 June 2022

Once completed, this stretch will play a major role in easing the movement of traffic and freight on this route. -PTC News