India's latest entry to the Guinness World Records was set by the National Highway Association (NHAI) - Union Minister Nitin Gadkari announced the feat after the NHAI laid 75 km of bituminous concrete in a single lane on NH53 in 105 hours and 33 minutes.?
Gadkari took to Twitter to share a video message announcing how the NHAI has created a world record that was certified by the Guinness World Records.?
The minister added that the record has been made for laying?75 km of bituminous concrete in a single lane on NH53 between Amrawati to Akola Districts in 105 hours and 33 minutes.?
The total length of the 75 km of single-lane continuous bituminous concrete road is equivalent to 37.5 km of two-lane paved shoulder road. The groundbreaking work started on 3rd June 2022 at 7:27 am and was completed on 7th June 2022 at 5 pm, Mr Gadkari added.
The Minister also said the bituminous mix of 36,634 MT consisting of 2,070 MT of bitumen was used. He said the project was implemented by 720 workers including a team of independent consultants who worked day and night to complete this task.?
Before this, the Guinness World Record for the longest continuously laid bituminous was for building 25.275 km which was achieved in Doha, Qatar in Feb 2019. The task took 10 days to complete.?
The Amrawati to Akola section is part of NH 53 and is an important East-West corridor which connects major cities like Kolkata, Raipur, Nagpur, and Surat. He added that?once it is completed, this stretch will play a major role in easing the movement of traffic and freight on this route.?
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