Lahore Seeks Over Rs580 Million To Finish AI Traffic Signals

TEPA requested funds from the Punjab government after receiving only Rs10 million this fiscal year for Lahore's AI traffic signals.

NationPulse Desk

Oct 30, 2026 · 2:45 PM 1 min read

Lahore Seeks Over Rs580 Million To Finish AI Traffic Signals

Key takeaways

TEPA asked the Punjab government for over Rs580 million to finish AI traffic signals in Lahore.
The project received only Rs10 million in the current fiscal year.
The approved cost of the project is more than Rs590 million.
About 30 percent of the total work, including a successful pilot phase, is complete.
Modern pelican signals are already installed at Adda Plot and Jati Umra Chowk.

Lahore's artificial intelligence traffic signal project stalled because officials received just Rs10 million this fiscal year, prompting the Traffic Engineering and Planning Agency to ask the Punjab government for more than Rs580 million.

Insiders reported that the chief engineer of TEPA submitted a formal request to the Punjab Housing Department. The approved scheme carries a total price tag exceeding Rs590 million, and its initial pilot stage finished without issues.

The submitted document shows that roughly 30 percent of the work is done, which includes the pilot testing. TEPA put up new pelican signals at multiple spots like Adda Plot and Jati Umra Chowk.

Automated vehicle video detection equipment will be deployed at all other locations.

Agency officials pressed the administration to disburse the entire sum during the ongoing fiscal year to finish the installation on schedule and better manage urban traffic through technology.

Why it matters

Motorists in Lahore are affected by the funding shortage, which delays the deployment of AI-enabled traffic signals designed to improve city traffic flow.