Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways Nitin Gadkari announced that India has entered the Guinness World Records for constructing the longest piece of road where bituminous concrete are laid continuously. The plan of building 75 kilometre long stretch of bituminous concrete in a single lane on National Highway 53 was materialised by National Highways Authority of India’s (NHAI) consultants and concessionaire in collaboartion with Rajpath Infracon Pvt Ltd and Jagdish Kadam.
The 75 km single lane road is estimated to be equivalent to 35 km of two-lane paved shoulder road. The road was laid on a section of NH-53 between the Amravati and Akola districts of Maharashtra. The work was completed in record time of 105 Hours and 33 Minutes. The Amravati to Akola section is the part of National Highway-53 and an important East-West corridor.
Congratulating the entire team, Gadkari tweeted, “Proud Moment for The Entire Nation! Feel very happy to congratulate our exceptional Team NHAI, Consultants & Concessionaire, Rajpath Infracon Pvt Ltd and 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 and workers who toiled day and night to achieve this extraordinary feat.”