India’s highway ambitions have hit record heights, with NHAI securing four Guinness World Records on the strategic Bengaluru-Kadapa-Vijayawada Economic Corridor. Minister Nitin Gadkari described them as vivid markers of the country’s booming engineering talent and execution speed, fueled by state-of-the-art methods and quality rigor.
Part of National Highway-544J, the corridor’s construction in Packages 2 and 3—handled by NHAI and Rajpath Infracon—delivered these global firsts. ‘PM Modi’s visionary steer is crafting world-beating roads and infrastructure paradigms,’ Gadkari emphasized.
The record spree started this month near Puttaparthi, Andhra Pradesh: in 24 hours, crews laid 28.89 lane-km (9.63 km of 3 lanes) continuously—the longest globally—and 10,655 metric tons of bituminous concrete, a volume record for 6-lane endeavors.
January 11 amplified the glory with 57,500 metric tons nonstop and 156 lane-km (52 km x 3 lanes), shattering priors. This 343-km, 6-lane marvel ensures secure, swift journeys via 17 interchanges, 10 amenities, a 5.3-km tunnel, and 21 km through forests, epitomizing sustainable progress.