The Motor Traffic and Transport Department (MTTD) of Ghana has officially launched TraffiTech-GH, a digital traffic enforcement system that utilizes camera technology to detect speeding offences. The system, which became operational on Sunday, November 1, 2026, aims to reduce road crashes by targeting speeding at locations identified as prone to accidents.
The TraffiTech-GH system uses cameras mounted in police vehicles and on tripods to capture vehicles exceeding prescribed speed limits. The MTTD will review the footage and send electronic violation notices via text message to the phone numbers of vehicle owners registered with the department.
The electronic violation notices will carry the sender identification GPS MTTD and include a link allowing recipients to view video evidence of the alleged offence, together with the date, time, and location of the incident. Vehicle owners who receive the notices will have 14 days to either pay the prescribed fine or contest the alleged offence in court.
According to ACP Alexander Kwaku Obeng, the MTTD's Director of Education, Research, and Training, preparations for the rollout had been completed. He stated that the digital enforcement system would allow police to collect evidence without necessarily stopping motorists, impounding their vehicles, or taking them to police stations and motor courts.
The launch of TraffiTech-GH has been met with opposition from commercial transport operators, who have threatened to suspend services nationwide from November 1 in protest against the planned implementation of the system. However, ACP Obeng said the MTTD had engaged transport stakeholders and undertaken public education ahead of the rollout.
The system will initially focus on motorists who exceed the prescribed speed limits for different road categories, which are 50 km/h for towns, 90 km/h for highways, and 100 km/h for motorways. The introduction of TraffiTech-GH marks a shift towards technology-driven traffic enforcement, with the MTTD seeking to improve compliance with speed limits and address road crashes.
Motorists are expected to pay attention to the applicable speed limits and respond appropriately to any official electronic violation notices they receive. The MTTD intends to reduce roadside arrests for speeding offences detected using handheld radar guns, while stressing that the new system is specifically designed to tackle speeding and will not replace manual enforcement of other traffic offences.
Key points
- The MTTD's TraffiTech-GH system uses camera technology to detect speeding offences and send electronic violation notices to vehicle owners' phones.
- The system will initially target speeding at locations identified as prone to road crashes.
- The launch of TraffiTech-GH has been met with opposition from commercial transport operators.
