Rajpath Infracon attempts to achieve World Record for "Longest Piece of Bituminous Concrete Road Laid Continuously"

Amravati, May 30: In order to achieve Guinness World Record, a renowned 35-year-old Pune-based infrastructure giant Rajpath Infracon Pvt. Ltd. is all set to make history by attempting to mark its entry into the Guinness World Records (GWR) under the category of “Longest Piece of Bituminous Concrete Laid Continuously”.

 

 

 

Notably, Rajpath Infracon will be commencing work on this project on the Amravati and Akola stretch of the National Highway No. 6 from June 3 to 7, 2022. This attempt will be in complete compliance with the Guinness World Records guidelines, as well as the mandates laid down by the NHAI (National Highway Authorities of India) as a part of the contract under which this project falls.

 

With this, the Pune-based infra giant company aims to break the existing world record of 25.275 km recorded earlier achieved in Doha, Qatar by the Public Works Authority – Ashgha. After achieving this mammoth challenging feat, the Rajpath Infracon Pvt. Ltd. will become the first-ever Indian infrastructure company to get registered in the Guinness Book of World Records in this internationally important segment of road construction. 

 

It is worthy to mention that the Rajpath Infracon has decided to dedicate this dauntless effort and achievement to the Azadi@75 celebrating the 75th anniversary of Indian Independence. On the lines of “Gati-Shakti” project launched by the PM Narendra Modi under the dynamic leadership of Surface Transport Minister Nitin Gadkari, the Rajpath Infracon’s project aims to achieve integrated and seamless multi-modal connectivity for the movement of people, goods and services across the country.

 

 

 

After evaluating the credentials of the company, the NHAI has awarded this prestigious assignment to Rajpath Infracon for the stretch of this National Highway No. 6. The successful completion of this project and achievement of this record will contribute as a catalyst and help to promote and uphold the national cause and initiative of “Gati-Shakti”. Rajpath Infracon looks at this as an invaluable opportunity to leave its indelible impression in the domain of nation-building and development commensurate with its motto “Building the Nation Beaming with Pride”.

 

 

Acclaimed and acknowledged as a reliable infrastructure company in India the Rajpath Infracon Pvt. Ltd is equipped with all the required range of latest construction equipment set-up, skilled and experienced manpower comprising experienced engineers and machine operators along with a super-specialized enthusiastic managerial task force best suited for the industry and profile. With this strength, Rajpath Infracon has set new benchmarks in the Indian infrastructure industry, with timely completion of projects & complying with the highest and most stringent quality standards.

 

Specialized in infrastructure development, Rajpath Infracon has successfully completed diverse projects ranging from State and National Highways as well as inland roads, Bridges and Canals, Barrages, and Dams, to date.

 

Rajpath Infracon has successfully completed the construction of mammoth 450 kilometers of State Highways with Bituminous Concrete with flexible pavement under the 8 HAM (Hybrid Annuity Model) Projects and 100 kilometers of Cement with PQC rigid pavement roads under the major 2 EPC (Engineering, Procurement & Contracting) projects released by the MoRTH (Ministry of Road Transport and Highways, India) in just the last 3 years, in India. This is apart from the several BOT (Build, Operate, and Transfer) road projects that have already been delivered by the company.

 

 

The proposed Guinness World Record is for the longest continuous section of bituminous concrete laid and any infrastructure and construction company involved in a single project can attempt an entry into this award category. The Rajpath Infracon is trying its luck in this GWR and its entire team has been working on the preparation for this world record for the last six months. This world record is measured by the length of the bituminous concrete laid without break and is expressed in kilometers.

 

For the purposes of this record, bituminous concrete is, bitumen, rolled asphalt, or tarmac is a material used in civil engineering projects such as road and pavement surfaces made up of pieces of aggregate mixed with asphalt/bitumen as a binding agent. The type and makeup of the best quality bituminous concrete was developed and finalized by Rajpath and this tried and tested composition of the bituminous concrete was then submitted for pre-approval prior to the attempt to GWR and after due consideration of this makeup, GWR approved this makeup of bituminous which is being laid now on the road during this attempt by Rajpath.

 

 

 

The record attempt is for a continuously laid bituminous concrete surface laid during the attempt, that is to say, that there can be no breaks in the surface as it is laid, distance-wise and time-wise. The width of the bituminous concrete surface that is being laid during this attempt is within a range of 3.5 meters i.e. 11 feet and 5.795 inches and 9 meters i.e. 29 feet and 6.331 inches for the length of the road constructed.

 

All the technical factors such as the quality of the bituminous concrete used in road construction, the exact depth and the width of the road, along with the quality of the base of the road on which the bituminous concrete is getting laid during this attempt are pre-approved even before the attempt with strict quality control norms and are going to be strictly monitored by GWR authorities during the attempt.

 

The entire attempt is getting monitored by the Guinness World Records and for this particular attempt the specialist witnesses, are specially examined and then recruited for this attempt. All the specialist witnesses are having high standard educational qualifications and vast industry experience in the field of road construction and infrastructural developments.

 

The specialist witnesses are monitoring the entire attempt 24X7 and are submitting their periodic reports to GWR at regular intervals by confirming the exact details of the road construction, recording the attempt and the results as well as explicitly confirming that all of the rules of the GWR are being adhered to with the highest level of quality assurance by Rajpath Infracon.

 

The GWR has specified in the rules and the regulations of the attempt that the foundations of the bituminous concrete which is being laid onto the road must be of local and regional regulation standards, confirmed by the specialist witness appointed for the specific purpose of supervision over the GWR attempt.

 

The GWR rules further state that the bituminous concrete which is going to be laid must be of local and regional regulation standards, confirmed by the specialist witness for whatever parameters are required. According to the GWR rules all the environmental and safety permits for this road construction, legal permits, and approvals are supplied by Rajpath Infracon to GWR even prior to the attempt. High-quality continuous Video evidence is compulsory evidence for this record attempt.