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Punjab Approves Smart Command Center to Manage Lahore Ring Road Traffic

The Rs871 million facility at the Ring Road Authority HQ targets four-month completion to improve safety through AI-enabled monitoring with automated enforcement.

Overview

  • Provincial Minister Malik Suhaib Ahmed Bharth approved the project at a high-level meeting attended by C&W Secretary Sohail Ashraf and Ring Road Authority Chairman Faisal Fareed.
  • The center will operate at the authority’s headquarters with 42 large display screens and 20 analytical panels to oversee roughly 150,000 daily vehicles.
  • Planned technology includes high-resolution and AI-powered cameras, ANPR, radar speed detectors, weigh stations, and live monitoring software integrated into an Intelligent Transport System.
  • Authorities plan real-time detection of speeding, lane violations, red-light running, wrong-way driving, overloading, and mobile phone use, enabling evidence-based enforcement.
  • The Rs871 million build carries a four-month target for completion, with round-the-clock operations designed to speed accident detection and coordinate responses with traffic police and enforcement units.