India’s infrastructure push is no longer borrowing comparisons from global powers—it is setting standards of its own. In a remarkable achievement recorded this week in Andhra Pradesh, highway construction teams have delivered a feat that places the state firmly on the world map of road-building excellence.
A Week That Rewrote the Record Books
Working along the BKV Corridor, engineers and workers paved 156 lane kilometres of roadway in just one week, while laying 57,500 metric tonnes of bituminous concrete. The scale and speed of execution earned four Guinness World Records, a rare accomplishment achieved within a single project window.
The effort was executed under the supervision of National Highways Authority of India, with on-ground construction carried out by Rajpath Infracon.
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
The records were set entirely within Andhra Pradesh, underscoring the state’s growing role in India’s national infrastructure expansion. Officials involved in the project confirmed that all work adhered to prescribed quality and safety standards, even as timelines were compressed to unprecedented levels.
Global Recognition for Indian Engineering
The achievement has now been officially recognised by Guinness World Records, placing the BKV Corridor project among the most significant road construction milestones ever documented.
As India accelerates its highway development agenda, the Andhra Pradesh achievement stands as a clear signal: record-breaking infrastructure is no longer an exception, but an emerging norm.
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