The stretch lies on the NH-53 between Amravati and Akola in Maharashtra and was built in a record time of 105 hours and 33 minutes.
The National Highway Authority of India has created a Guinness World Record by successfully completing construction of 75km of continuous bituminous concrete road in a single lane in less than five days.
- 720 workers were part of the project
- NH-53 connects Kolkata, Raipur, Nagpur, Surat
Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways Minister Nitin Gadkari said 720 workers, including a team of independent consultants, worked on this project. This particular stretch lies on the NH53 between Amravati and Akola in Maharashtra. The feat was achieved in a record time of 105 hours and 33 minutes.
The total length of the 75km of single-lane continuous bituminous concrete road is equivalent to 37.5km of two-lane paved shoulder road. Work for the same started on June 3, at 7:27am, and was completed on June 7, at 5pm, as per the minister. The NH-53 connects cities of Kolkata, Raipur, Nagpur, Akola and Surat.Â
The record was previously achieved by the Public Works Authority (Ashghal) of Qatar for constructing a road that’s part of the Al-Khor Expressway and it had taken 10 days to complete the task.
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