Archive · 30 Sep 2026
Delhi Approves Rs 1,789 Crore AI Traffic System
Delhi has approved a large computer-based system to help manage traffic.
It will cost about Rs 1,789.52 crore.
The system will watch traffic conditions in real time.
Signals could stay green longer where more vehicles are waiting and change more quickly where traffic is lighter.
It will also help manage traffic at busy roundabouts.
Police could detect crashes, jams and traffic violations more quickly.
Emergency vehicles may receive special green corridors to move faster.
Electronic signs and digital services could tell people about traffic, diversions and parking.
The project will be built in three phases over two years and maintained for five more years.
The Cabinet approved Delhi Police’s Intelligent Traffic Management System at an estimated cost of Rs 1,789.52 crore, including taxes.
The project will cover 42 traffic corridors and be implemented in three phases over 24 months, followed by five years of operation and maintenance.
Adaptive signals will use real-time traffic conditions to adjust timings and coordinate movement along major corridors.
The system will support emergency-vehicle green corridors, congestion detection, digital traffic information and quicker diversions.
AI-enabled enforcement will target violations including speeding, red-light jumping, wrong-way driving, illegal parking and mobile-phone use while driving.
- Who
- The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs approved the project, which will be implemented by Delhi Police; Ashwini Vaishnaw described its proposed operation.
- What
- An AI-enabled Intelligent Traffic Management System using adaptive signals, real-time monitoring, automated enforcement and command-and-control centres.
- When
- Implementation is planned in three phases over 24 months, followed by five years of operation and maintenance.
- Where
- Across 42 identified traffic corridors in Delhi.
- Why
- To improve traffic flow and urban mobility, make better use of existing road capacity, reduce delays and strengthen traffic enforcement.
- Approved cost
- Rs 1,789.52 crore, inclusive of taxes
- Coverage
- 42 identified traffic corridors in Delhi
- Implementation
- Three phases over 24 months
- Maintenance
- Five years after implementation
- Adaptive traffic systems
- 1,092 Adaptive Traffic Control Systems
- Enforcement locations
- 1,029 locations
- Existing signals
- Delhi currently has 1,529 traffic signals operating on fixed timers, according to the cabinet briefing
- Registered vehicles
- Around 71 lakh active registered vehicles in Delhi
