Overview
- On January 11, NHAI reported continuous laying of 57,500 metric tonnes of bituminous concrete and continuous paving of 156 lane-km on NH-544G.
- The new length mark covers a three-lane, 52-km section and surpasses the previous world record of 84.4 lane-km for a two-lane, 42.2-km stretch.
- Two earlier achievements on January 6 near Puttaparthi were certified by Guinness World Records for 28.89 lane-km paved in 24 hours and 10,655 metric tonnes placed.
- NHAI credited concessionaire Rajpath Infracon and cited deployment of about 70 tippers, five hot-mix plants, one paver and 17 rollers with monitoring support from IIT Bombay and OEMs.
- The 343-km access-controlled, six-lane corridor is intended to shorten the Bengaluru–Vijayawada route by about 100 km and reduce travel time by nearly four hours when completed.