LAHORE: Commissioner Lahore Zaid Bin Mqsood on Wednesday chaired a meeting regarding the traffic flow in the provincial capital in which the district administration pointed-out five major points (roads) of traffic obstruction in the city.
According to the handout issued here, the commissioner said that all the causes of obstruction in the traffic flow would be checked through (Artificial Intelligence) AI traffic learning. He directed the LWMC to remove all containers from the roads in the first phase for smooth traffic flow. The commissioner also directed TEPA and district administration to remove illegal and unnecessary signboards from roads and footpaths.
Zaid Bin Mqsood said that TEPA should check the lane-marking on the traffic signals and directed that action should be taken to identify illegal parking in the city with the help of Safe City cameras. He assigned the task of removing excess poles and boards from all highways in the city. The commissioner Lahore said that the traffic could be kept flowing
in the city only under the practical traffic engineering plan.
He said along with road and signal design changes, the plan was also indispensable for traffic education and awareness. He added that there should be parking in approved parking areas of commercial buildings.
Deputy Commissioner Lahore Rafia Haider, CTO Lahore Amara Athar, CEO WMC Babar Sahibdin, MD Wasa Ghafran Ahmed, Additional DG PHA, Chief Engineer TEPA and officers of Punjab Safe City Authority participated in the meeting.