The Ghana Police Service has deployed officers and traffic enforcement cameras across the country as the TraffiTech-GH digital traffic enforcement system officially begins operations on Sunday, November 1, 2026.
The system is initially targeting speeding offences, with motorists caught exceeding prescribed speed limits expected to receive electronic notices of violation through text messages.
Cameras mounted in police vehicles and on tripods will capture suspected speeding violations, while the Motor Traffic and Transport Department (MTTD) processes the footage before issuing notices to the registered owners of the vehicles involved.
The electronic notices will contain details of the alleged offence, including the vehicle registration number, date, time and location of the violation, as well as a link to view the accompanying video evidence.
Speaking on Channel One TV’s Breakfast Daily on Sunday, the Director of Education, Research and Training at the MTTD, ACP Alexander Kwaku Obeng, said the police had completed the deployment and expected motorists to comply with traffic regulations.
He warned drivers against assuming that they could violate speed limits without being detected, stressing that enforcement cameras had been installed in police vehicles operating on the roads.
Under the prescribed limits, motorists are required to drive at a maximum speed of 50 kilometres per hour in built-up areas, 90 kilometres per hour on highways and 100 kilometres per hour on motorways.
ACP Obeng said speeding remained a major contributor to road traffic deaths and serious injuries, accounting for about 60 per cent of such casualties, according to the figures he cited.
He disclosed that the MTTD had issued more than 70,000 caution notices to motorists between September 10 and October 31 as part of public education and preparations for the system’s introduction.
With the system now operational, the department will move from caution notices to enforcing applicable traffic regulations through electronic detection and violation notices.
Vehicle owners will have 14 days to pay the prescribed fines or contest the alleged offences through the relevant legal process.
The rollout comes amid opposition from commercial transport operators, who have threatened to suspend services nationwide from November 1 in protest against the implementation of the system.
The police have maintained that the digital enforcement programme is intended to improve compliance with traffic regulations and enhance road safety.
