LUCKNOW Construction of the 594-km Ganga Expressway in Uttar Pradesh created two world records in 24 hours – 10-km crash barriers were installed and 34.24 lane kilometer bituminous concrete was laid in a day. Representatives from the Golden Book of World Records, Asia Book of Records, and Indian Book of Records visited the site, validated the records, and issued official certificates, stated a release.
On achieving the milestone, chief minister Yogi Adityanath posted on X: “Uttar Pradesh soars to new heights! This achievement is the result of excellent planning, technical expertise and committed teamwork of @upeidaofficial. Under the guidance of respected Prime Minister Shri @narendramodi ji, #NewUttarPradesh is now becoming an infrastructure state of global standards.”
The first record was made by laying 34.24 lane kilometres bituminous concrete in 24 hours in Hardoi-Unnao division (Package-3). This involved covering 1,71,210 square metres using 20,105 cubic meters of bituminous mix — the most significant construction work completed in 24 hours globally.
The previous record of 27 lane kilometers, set in 2023 on the Ghaziabad-Aligarh Expressway, was surpassed. The work was executed using five hot mix plants, each with a capacity of 200 TPH (tonnes per hour).
The second world record was set by installing 10 km of Thrie beam crash barriers in a single day — a first in the history of expressway construction.
{{/usCountry}}The second world record was set by installing 10 km of Thrie beam crash barriers in a single day — a first in the history of expressway construction.
{{/usCountry}}To uphold international standards, the expressway’s ride quality and user comfort were being evaluated using artificial intelligence technology developed by ETH Zurich, Switzerland.
The construction work was being done by M/s Adani Enterprises Limited while M/s Patel Infrastructure Limited was credited with executing the record-setting work.
UPEIDA was executing the project likely to be completed in November this year.