Overview
- Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu announced that 28.95 lane‑kilometres and 10,675 metric tonnes of bituminous concrete were laid continuously within 24 hours on NH‑544G.
- The record work was executed near Puttaparthi in Sri Sathya Sai district by Rajpath Infracon under the National Highways Authority of India.
- Naidu said the effort met NHAI quality standards and credited engineering teams, with further Guinness attempts planned by January 11 on Packages 2 and 3.
- Local officials earlier noted round‑the‑clock deployment of nearly 600 workers and engineers, with district administration support for timely, standards‑compliant delivery.
- The corridor combines greenfield and brownfield sections under national programs and is designed to ease freight and passenger movement between Andhra Pradesh and Bengaluru.