New Delhi — The National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) has achieved a landmark milestone by creating four Guinness World Records during construction works on the under-implementation Bengaluru–Kadapa–Vijayawada Economic Corridor (NH-544G), underscoring India’s growing engineering and execution capabilities in highway infrastructure.
According to the Press Information Bureau under the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways, two world records were set on 6 January 2026 near Puttaparthi, Andhra Pradesh. These include:
- Longest continuous laying of Bituminous Concrete: 28.89 lane km (a 3-lane wide, 9.63 km stretch) completed within 24 hours.
- Highest quantity of Bituminous Concrete laid in 24 hours: 10,655 metric tonnes.
Both achievements were recorded for the first time globally on a six-lane national highway project.
Building on this momentum, two additional Guinness World Records were established on 11 January 2026 across Package-2 and Package-3 of the corridor:
- Continuous laying of 57,500 metric tonnes of Bituminous Concrete.
- Continuous paving of 156 lane km (a 3-lane wide, 52 km section), surpassing the previous global record of 84.4 lane km.
The record-setting operations were executed by NHAI in association with concessionaire Rajpath Infracon Private Limited, using state-of-the-art construction systems. The deployment included 70 tippers, five hot mix plants, one paver, and 17 rollers, supported by rigorous quality assurance and real-time monitoring. Independent oversight was provided by premier institutions, including IIT Bombay, alongside Original Equipment Manufacturers, to ensure adherence to the highest quality and safety standards.
Corridor Design and Regional Impact
The 343-km, access-controlled six-lane corridor is designed for safe, high-speed, and scenic travel, featuring 17 interchanges, 10 wayside amenities, a 5.3-km tunnel, and approximately 21 km traversing forest areas. Once operational, it is expected to reduce travel distance by 100 km (from 635 km to 535 km) and cut travel time by nearly four hours, bringing journeys down to about eight hours.
Strategically, the corridor will strengthen connectivity between Bengaluru and Vijayawada, enhance access between the Rayalaseema region and the coastal and northern regions of Andhra Pradesh, and improve linkages to the Koparthy Industrial Node, delivering significant economic and logistical benefits.
These achievements reaffirm NHAI’s commitment to delivering world-class national highway infrastructure, aligned with the Government of India’s vision of building safe, efficient, and globally benchmarked transport corridors that catalyze regional development.
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