State-owned NHAI has created a Guinness World Record for laying the longest bituminous lane of 75 kilometers in 105 hours and 33 minutes on the national highway between Amravati and Akola districts in Maharashtra. Mentioning the record, Road Transport and Highways Minister Nitin Gadkari on Wednesday said the project was implemented by 720 workers including a team of independent consultants who worked day and night.

The 75 km of single-lane continuous bituminous concrete road is comparable to 37.5 km of two-lane paved shoulder road. Construction on the project began at 7:27 a.m. on June 3, 2022, and ended at 5 p.m. on June 7, 2022, lasting less than 5 days. A team of NHAI employees along with 720 workers from a private company, including independent consultants, worked day and night to complete the task in record time.

Earlier, the Guinness World Record for the longest continuously built bituminous was set in Doha, Qatar in February 2019 for constructing 25.275 km in ten days.

In a video message shared by Gadkari on Twitter, he said, "Commemorating 75 years of India's independence and under the aegis of Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav announced by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, NHAI has created a world record that was certified by the Guinness World Records."

Gadkari congratulated all the engineers, contractors, consultants, and workers from NHAI and Raj Path Infracon Pvt Ltd for the efficient implementation of the project that has helped in the successful completion of this world record.

The portion between Amrawati and Akola is part of NH 53, which links important cities like Kolkata, Raipur, Nagpur, and Surat. Union minister Gadkari further stated that once complete, this stretch will play a significant role in easing the movement of traffic and freight on this route.

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