The Ghana Police Service, through its Motor Transport and Traffic Department (MTTD), has announced plans to integrate speed camera signs into the country's road infrastructure. This move aims to address public concerns about the lack of adequate road signs, particularly in areas where traffic cameras have been deployed to enforce traffic laws. According to the MTTD, a road engineer has been engaged to examine best practices in gathering evidence and to embed camera symbols on various road signs.
The proposed introduction of camera symbols on road signs is part of a broader effort to enhance traffic law enforcement in Ghana. The MTTD has been working with TraffiTech-Gh, a company that provides traffic enforcement solutions, to implement a system that uses cameras to monitor speeding offences. The system, which started full implementation on November 1, 2026, is initially targeting speeding offences on selected roads. These roads were chosen because speeding had become a major road safety concern.
The MTTD has disputed claims that the police were enforcing speed limits on roads without the necessary signage. According to ACP Alexander Kwaku Obeng, Director of Education, Research and Training at the MTTD, many of the roads currently monitored under the TraffiTech-GH system have visible speed-limit signs, road markings, and other traffic signs to guide motorists. Examples of such roads include the Bortianor stretch, Boundary Road, the Burma Camp area, and sections of the Accra-Kasoa and Accra-Nsawam roads.
Despite the presence of speed-limit signs on many roads, motorists continue to exceed the prescribed limits. ACP Obeng noted that some drivers travel at speeds of 130km/h and 140km/h on roads with a 50km/h speed limit. He cautioned motorists against assuming that enforcement cameras would always be visible, explaining that some could be mounted or embedded in police vehicles approaching or moving away from them.
The proposed introduction of camera symbols on road signs is expected to serve as an additional public information measure. However, it will not be a legal requirement for the police to enforce speeding offences. ACP Obeng emphasized that motorists should observe speed limits at all times rather than wait to see enforcement equipment before adjusting their speed.
The MTTD has begun sensitizing the public to the fact that cameras are monitoring all roads. As part of this effort, camera symbols will be incorporated into various road signs, including overhead gantry signs and information signs indicating the roads motorists will be entering. This move is expected to enhance public awareness of the traffic enforcement system and encourage motorists to comply with traffic laws.
The implementation of the TraffiTech-GH system and the proposed introduction of camera signs on roads are part of a broader effort to improve road safety in Ghana. The MTTD has urged motorists to cooperate with the police and to observe traffic laws to ensure safe and smooth traffic flow.
Key points
- The Ghana Police Service's MTTD is working to incorporate speed camera signs into road infrastructure to enhance traffic law enforcement.
- The proposed introduction of camera symbols on road signs is expected to serve as an additional public information measure.
- The TraffiTech-GH system, which started full implementation on November 1, 2026, is initially targeting speeding offences on selected roads.
