The National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) on Sunday announced that it has set four Guinness World Records during the construction of the under-construction Bengaluru–Kadapa–Vijayawada Economic Corridor (NH-544G), showcasing a major milestone in India’s highway infrastructure development.
According to NHAI, the first two records were created on January 6 near Puttaparthi in Andhra Pradesh. These included the longest continuous laying of bituminous concrete, covering 28.89 lane kilometres—a 3-lane-wide, 9.63-km stretch—completed within 24 hours. The second record was for the continuous laying of the highest quantity of bituminous concrete, amounting to 10,655 metric tonnes in the same time period.
NHAI stated that both records were achieved for the first time globally under a six-lane National Highway project.
Building on this achievement, two additional Guinness World Records were set on January 11. These included the continuous laying of 57,500 metric tonnes of bituminous concrete in a single operation and the continuous paving of 156 lane kilometres, equivalent to a 3-lane-wide, 52-km-long stretch. This surpassed the previous world record of 84.4 lane kilometres laid over a 2-lane-wide, 42.2-km section.
The record-setting construction activities were carried out across Package-2 and Package-3 of the Bengaluru–Kadapa–Vijayawada Economic Corridor.
The 343-km-long access-controlled, six-lane corridor is designed to provide safe, high-speed, and scenic travel. Key features of the project include 17 interchanges, 10 wayside amenities, a 5.3-km-long tunnel, and a 21-km stretch passing through forest terrain.
NHAI said the achievements reflect India’s growing capacity to deliver large-scale infrastructure projects efficiently and at a globally competitive level.