Gadkari praises NHAI for India’s ‘road world record’; 75km lane built in 108 hrs

• The National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) has created a world record by constructing 75 Km continuous Bituminous Concrete in Single Lane on the section of NH-53 between Amravati to Akola in Maharashtra. The certificate by the Guinness World Records reads, “The longest piece of asphalt/bituminous concrete laid continuously was achieved by Raj Path Infracon Pvt. Ltd. and Jagdish Kadam (both India) between Amravati and Akola Districts on NH53, India from 3 to 7 June 2022." While heaping praise on the NHAI, Union Minister Nitin Gadkari said, "720 workers including team of Independent Consultants were involved in the job that started on 3rd June, 2022 at 7:27 AM and was completed on 7th June, 2022 at 5:00pm." Watch this video for more details.