NHAI Develops Single Lane Of 25.54 Kms Road In 18 Hrs
VIJAYAPURA:
The National Highway Authority of India (NHAI) has achieved a rare feat by completing a single lane of the four-lane stretch of 25.54 km being developed between Vijaypur-Solapur (NH 52) in a record time of 18 hours, Union minister for Road Transport, Highways Nitin Gadkari said on his Twitter handle.
“This quick work will be added to the Limca Book of Records. I congratulate workers and the project director of NHAI, other officials, representatives of the company,” he said.
This road is part of the high density traffic corridor Bengaluru-Chitradurga-Vijayapura-Solapur-Aurangabad-Dhule-lndore-Gwalior.
According to Gadkari about 500 employees of the contractor company worked hard for this. “Along with these employees, I congratulate the National Highways Authority project manager, officers, all the representatives of the contractor company and the project officers,” Gadkari said.
ठेकेदार कंपनी के 500 कर्मचारियों ने इसके लिए मेहनत की है। मैं उन कर्मचारियों सहित राष्ट्रीय राजमार्ग प्राधिकरण के परियोजना निदेशक, अधिकारी, ठेकेदार कंपनी के प्रतिनिधि और परियोजना अधिकारियों का अभिनंदन करता हूं। pic.twitter.com/KNbDWsoCnq
— Nitin Gadkari (@nitin_gadkari) February 26, 2021
An official from the NHAI, on the condition of anonymity, told reporters that “In total 25.54 km of road asphalting work has been carried out in 18 hours. It is not done end-to-end but they have done it in five different places at the same time.”
The official added that initially it was planned to take-up only blacktop work for a 20 km stretch of single lane in 12 hours but it was later extended for another 5.5 km on the same lane, which took another six hours to complete.
The Solapur-Vijyapur highway was formerly known as the National Highway connecting Maharashtra and Karnataka. The bypass four lane road will be constructed between Solapur and Vijaypur. The route will also have six flyovers.
“At present, work on 110 km of Solapur-Vijayapur Highway is in progress. The work will be completed by October 2021,” Gadkari tweeted.
वर्तमान में सोलापुर-विजापुर राजमार्ग के 110 किमी का कार्य प्रगति पर है जो अक्टूबर 2021 तक पूरा हो जाएगा। pic.twitter.com/VrI5J6ZkOS
— Nitin Gadkari (@nitin_gadkari) February 26, 2021
While praising the work of the NHAI, Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister Govind Karjol said, “This rare feat will definitely set a benchmark in the ongoing and upcoming projects. I congratulate the entire team on completing the 25.54-km lane asphalting in 18 hours. The work was launched when Ramesh Jigajinagi was the union minister of state.”
Sir, we admire you sir for wonderful cooperation to construction of Haighways and wellmaintaing of Highways and roads in our state Karnataka.
— Deputy Chief Minister (@GovindKarjol) February 26, 2021
Thank you very much sir and we are very grateful to you sir. https://t.co/PFaNHKNCF2
He added that this highway connects southern India with northern India and its development will serve as an alternative route to the North-South Corridor of the National Highways Development Programme.
“The development of four lanes with bypasses at Solapur, Bijapur and construction of six flyovers would greatly reduce travel time and vehicle operating costs as well as help in expediting the improvement of infrastructure in Maharashtra and Karnataka states,” he added in a statement.
ಕೇಂದ್ರ ಸಚಿವರಾದ ಶ್ರೀ ನಿತಿನ್ ಗಡ್ಕರಿ, ನಾನು, ಸಂಸದ ಶ್ರೀ ರಮೇಶ್ ಜಿಗಜಿಣಗಿ ಅವರ ನೇತೃತ್ವದಲ್ಲಿ ಚಾಲನೆ ನೀಡಲಾದ ಸೊಲಾಪುರ- ವಿಜಯಪುರ ಮಾರ್ಗದ 25.54 ಕಿ.ಮೀ. ಹೆದ್ದಾರಿ ಡಾಂಬರೀಕರಣ ಕಾಮಗಾರಿಯು ಕೇವಲ 18 ಗಂಟೆಗಳಲ್ಲಿ ಪೂರ್ಣಗೊಳಿಸಲಾಗಿದೆ. ಲಿಮ್ಕಾ ಬುಕ್ ನಲ್ಲಿ ದಾಖಲಾಗುವುದೆಂದು ಶ್ರೀ ನಿತಿನ್ ಗಡ್ಕರಿ ಟ್ವೀಟ್ ಮಾಡಿದ್ದಾರೆ 1/2 pic.twitter.com/lHz2WIHBKK
— Deputy Chief Minister (@GovindKarjol) February 26, 2021
In the presence of officials of the Limca Book of Records, the NHAI took the asphalt work in five different stretches between Vijayapur-Solapur national highways on Thursday. Among the five stretches three are in Karnataka – Dhulked, Horatti Tanda, and Tidagundi, and the remaining two are in Maharashtra.
The work was carried out by the NHAI, Project Director Sanjay Kadam, IGM director Venkatesh Rao, and IGM team leader K. Siddanagouda.
ಶ್ರೀ ನಿತಿನ್ ಗಡ್ಕರಿ ಅವರಿಗೆ ಹಾಗೂ ತಂಡಕ್ಕೆ ಅಭಿನಂದನೆ. 2/2 pic.twitter.com/QpR09CEQ6n
— Deputy Chief Minister (@GovindKarjol) February 26, 2021
Earlier, a new World Record was created for the laying of pavement quality concrete (PQC) for a four-lane highway of 2,580 meters length within 24 hours. It was achieved in India during the construction of the country’s flagship greenfield expressway, the Delhi-Vadodara-Mumbai project.
The Union cabinet had approved the four-laning of the Solapur-Vijayapur section of the new National Highway-52 connecting Maharashtra and Karnataka at an estimated cost of Rs 1,889 crore in 2017.
— IANS
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