Punjab approves Rs3.246bn Lahore traffic command centre
The facility at Qurban Police Lines was cleared as one of the schemes in a Rs126.7 billion package passed by the Provincial Development Working Party on Friday.
The Punjab government has approved Rs3.246 billion for a Traffic Management and Command Centre at Qurban Police Lines in Lahore, one of the schemes in a Rs126.7 billion development package cleared by the Provincial Development Working Party (PDWP) on Friday.
TechJuice reported the approval with the cost and the site. ProPakistani carried the same Rs3.246 billion figure and the same location at Qurban Police Lines. Neither outlet published the full list of schemes in the Rs126.7 billion package.
The centre is to be built to watch and direct traffic across Lahore. According to TechJuice, it will use modern monitoring and command infrastructure to improve traffic flow and management, strengthen traffic oversight and help the authorities handle road conditions more effectively.
Neither report said when construction would begin, how long it would take, how the Rs3.246 billion would be spent or which firm would build the centre. The PDWP is the body that clears provincial development schemes for financing.
Neither report said which roads or intersections the centre would cover, or how many staff it would employ.
TechJuice described the project as part of the provincial government's effort to upgrade urban infrastructure and improve traffic management in the provincial capital.
Both outlets published their reports on 14 November. ProPakistani's account of the same decision carried no figures beyond the project cost and the package total.
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