The Ghana Police Service has completed the nationwide deployment of personnel and surveillance cameras ahead of the commencement of the TraffiTech-GH digital traffic enforcement system on Sunday, November 1, 2026. This initiative aims to detect road traffic violations, particularly speeding, and electronically notify vehicle owners of offences recorded by the system. The system will utilize cameras installed in police vehicles and mounted on tripods to capture motorists who exceed prescribed speed limits.
The introduction of TraffiTech-GH comes despite threats by commercial transport operators to withdraw their services nationwide from November 1 in opposition to the new enforcement arrangement. Under the system, the Motor Traffic and Transport Department (MTTD) will review footage and send electronic violation notices to vehicle owners through text messages. These messages will display GPS as the sender identification and provide information on the alleged offence, including the vehicle's registration number, date, time, and location of the incident.
Recipients of the violation notices will also be provided with a link to access video evidence of the violation. According to the Director of Education, Research and Training at the MTTD, ACP Alexander Kwaku Obeng, the police had finalised the deployment and were expecting motorists to adhere strictly to traffic regulations. He emphasized that public sensitisation would continue but warned drivers against assuming that they could violate speed limits without being detected.
ACP Obeng reminded motorists that the approved speed limits are 50 kilometres per hour in built-up areas, 90 kilometres per hour on highways, and 100 kilometres per hour on motorways. He identified excessive speed as a major factor behind road traffic fatalities and serious injuries, estimating that it accounts for about 60 per cent of such cases. The MTTD Director urged drivers to be moderate in their speeds and comply with the general speed limits imposed on them.
The MTTD had issued more than 70,000 caution notices to motorists between September 10 and October 31 as part of preparations for the digital enforcement programme. ACP Obeng stated that the initial warning phase had ended, with the police now transitioning to active enforcement through automated detection and electronic notices. This marks a shift from the caution notice mode to a deterrent mode, where traffic violations will be captured and processed for electronic notices.
Whenever a traffic violation is captured, the MTTD will review and process the evidence before forwarding an electronic notice to the vehicle's registered owner. The notice will indicate the owner's name, vehicle registration number, time and location of the offence, the relevant traffic regulation, and the corresponding penalty. Vehicle owners will have 2 weeks from the date they receive the notices to settle the applicable fines.
The Ghana Police Service is committed to ensuring road safety and enforcing traffic regulations through the TraffiTech-GH system. With the deployment of personnel and surveillance cameras nationwide, motorists are expected to adhere to speed limits and traffic regulations to avoid electronic violation notices. The police will continue to engage in public sensitisation efforts to educate motorists about the new enforcement system and promote road safety.
Key points
- The Ghana Police Service has deployed personnel and surveillance cameras nationwide for the TraffiTech-GH digital traffic enforcement system.
- The system aims to detect road traffic violations, particularly speeding, and electronically notify vehicle owners of offences recorded.
- Motorists who violate speed limits will receive electronic violation notices with a link to access video evidence of the violation.
