State-owned NHAI has created Guinness World Records during the construction of the Bengaluru-Kadapa-Vijayawada Economic Corridor on NH-544G. (A representative image)
On January 6, NHAI said it had achieved two Guinness World Records near Puttaparthi, Andhra Pradesh.
The first was the record for the longest continuous construction of bituminous concrete, covering 28.89 km of lanes or a 3-lane wide section of 9.63 km within 24 hours.
The second record was set for continuously laying the highest quantity of 10,655 tons of bituminous concrete in 24 hours.
According to a statement, both the records were set globally for the first time under the six-lane National Highway project on the Bengaluru-Kadapa-Vijayawada Economic Corridor.
Building on this momentum, the National Highway Authority of India (NHAI) said two additional Guinness World Records were created on January 11.
These include the continuous laying of 57,500 tonnes of bituminous concrete and a record for continuous paving of 156 lanes km or 3-lane wide 52 km long section, surpassing the previous world record of 84.4 lanes km or 2-lane wide 42.2 km long section.
These record-breaking achievements were implemented in Package 2 and Package 3 of the Bengaluru-Kadapa-Vijayawada Economic Corridor, it added.
The 343 km long, access-controlled, six-lane Bengaluru-Kadapa-Vijayawada Economic Corridor is designed for a safe, fast and scenic travel experience. It has 17 interchanges, 10 roadside facilities, a 5.3 km long tunnel and an approximately 21 km long section of the corridor passing through a forest area.
Published on January 11, 2026
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