The Ghana Police Service has deployed officers and surveillance cameras across the country as the TraffiTech-GH digital traffic enforcement system officially begins operations on Sunday, November 1, 2026.
The system is designed to detect traffic violations, particularly speeding, and issue electronic violation notices to vehicle owners.
The rollout comes amid threats by commercial transport operators to suspend services nationwide in protest against the implementation of the system.
Under the new arrangement, cameras mounted in police vehicles and on tripods will capture speeding offences, with the Motor Traffic and Transport Department (MTTD) responsible for processing the footage and issuing electronic notices.
The notices will be sent to vehicle owners through text messages bearing the sender identification GPS. They will contain details of the alleged offence, including the vehicle’s registration number, date, time and location, alongside a link to view the video evidence.
Speaking to journalists, the Director of Education, Research and Training at the MTTD, ACP Alexander Kwaku Obeng, said the Police had completed the nationwide deployment and expected motorists to comply with the prescribed speed limits.
He cautioned drivers against assuming they could violate traffic regulations without being detected, adding that police vehicles had been equipped with cameras.
ACP Obeng reminded motorists that the prescribed 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 also identified speeding as a major contributor to road traffic casualties, accounting for about 60 per cent of deaths and serious injuries.
The MTTD Director further disclosed that the department had issued more than 70,000 caution notices to motorists between September 10 and October 31 as part of public education ahead of the rollout.
He said the department had now moved from issuing caution notices to active enforcement through electronic detection and violation notices under Regulation 242 of the Road Traffic Regulations, which provides for automated road traffic offences and fines.
According to ACP Obeng, once a violation is captured, the MTTD will review and process the evidence before sending an electronic notice to the registered owner of the vehicle.
The notice will include the vehicle owner’s name, registration number, time and location of the offence, the applicable traffic regulation and the prescribed penalty.
Vehicle owners will have two weeks from receipt of the notice to pay the applicable fines.
Source: Wesleyannews.com
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