India’s road-building story just reached a historic milestone. The National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) has set four Guinness World Records in just one week, during the construction of the Bengaluru–Kadapa–Vijayawada (BKV) Economic Corridor in Andhra Pradesh. The records were achieved through high-speed, large-scale paving of bituminous concrete, showing how fast, coordinated and technologically advanced highway construction in India has become.
NHAI Sets 4 Guinness World Records In Andhra Pradesh
According to Times Now, these world-first feats were completed on NH-544G near Puttaparthi. The record-breaking journey began on January 6, when NHAI created two Guinness World Records in a single day. The first record was for bituminous concrete laid continuously for the longest time. In just 24 hours, teams successfully paved 28.89 lane kilometres without interruption.
The second record, also achieved within the same 24-hour window, was for the highest quantity of bituminous concrete laid continuously. A massive 10,655 metric tonnes of bituminous concrete was laid, setting a global first under a six-lane national highway project, Times Now reported.
Instead of slowing down, NHAI pushed even harder. On January 11, the authority added two more Guinness World Records, this time breaking an existing global benchmark. The first was for the highest quantity of bituminous concrete laid continuously, with an extraordinary 57,500 metric tonnes laid in one go.
The second record was for continuous paving of 156 lane kilometres. This involved paving a 3-lane-wide stretch spanning 52 kilometres, far surpassing the earlier world record of 84.4 lane kilometres, which was achieved on a 2-lane-wide stretch. These two records were achieved across Package-2 and Package-3 of the BKV Economic Corridor.
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Such a large-scale operation didn’t happen by chance. NHAI said the records were achieved in partnership with M/s Rajpath Infracon Private Limited, using advanced construction technology and precise planning. On the ground, the operation involved 70 tippers moving materials continuously, five hot mix plants supplying bituminous concrete, one paver, and 17 rollers, Times Now reported.
Not China, not Germany, not the United States. This is the new India setting new records in road building, right here in Andhra Pradesh. Congratulations to NHAI and Rajpath Infracon for achieving four Guinness World Records in a single week, with 156 lane kilometres paved and… pic.twitter.com/0KGB35XHpe
— N Chandrababu Naidu (@ncbn) January 11, 2026
The achievement drew strong reactions from national and state leaders. Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu shared on X, “Not China, not Germany, not the United States. This is the new India setting new records in road building, right here in Andhra Pradesh.”
Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways Nitin Gadkari also highlighted the global significance of the feat, saying the records set new benchmarks in highway engineering and reflect India’s growing capability in executing complex infrastructure projects at scale.
India set 4 Guinness World Records in a single week, showing how the country’s highway construction is evolving.
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