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NHAI and Rajpath Infracon Set Two Guinness Records on NH‑544G in Andhra Pradesh

The achievement underscores a rapid buildout of the BengaluruKadapaVijayawada corridor to shorten AmaravatiBengaluru journeys to about six hours.

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.