New Delhi, Jan. 12 -- Union road transport and highways minister Nitin Gadkari said on Sunday that a highway project in Andhra Pradesh has earned Guinness World Records certification for the longest continuous bituminous concrete paving in a 24-hour period.

The record came on January 6 on the Vanavolu-Vankarakunta stretch of NH-544G, part of the Bengaluru-Kadapa-Vijayawada Economic Corridor. Teams laid 28.95 lane-km of bituminous concrete in a single day, the certification stated. Over the same period, they placed 10,675 tonnes of material - also recognised as a record for quantity within 24 hours, according to official communications.

Officials said teams carried out the paving under standard quality and monitoring procedures. Observer...