The Motor Traffic and Transport Department (MTTD) says it is ready to introduce the TraffiTech-GH digital traffic enforcement system on Sunday, November 1, 2026, as part of efforts to improve compliance with speed limits and reduce road crashes.
The system will use cameras to detect speeding motorists and issue electronic violation notices to vehicle owners without requiring the police to stop drivers at the roadside.
The MTTD’s Director of Education, Research and Training, ACP Alexander Kwaku Obeng, confirmed that all preparations had been completed for the rollout. He said the initial phase would focus on speeding offences at locations associated with road crashes.
Speaking on Accra-based Citi FM on Saturday, October 31, 2026, ACP Obeng explained that the technology would allow officers to gather evidence digitally, reducing the need to arrest motorists, impound their vehicles or take them to police stations and motor courts.
“Tomorrow, 1st November, we are set, everything is ready, and we are taking off,” he said.
Cameras installed in police vehicles and mounted on tripods will capture vehicles exceeding the prescribed speed limits. The MTTD will then process the footage and send electronic notices to the registered owners through text messages.
The notices will carry the sender identification GPS MTTD and include a link through which recipients can access video evidence of the alleged violation, together with details of when and where it occurred.
Vehicle owners will have 14 days to pay the prescribed fine or challenge the alleged offence in court, ACP Obeng said.
He explained that TraffiTech-GH would complement existing manual enforcement measures, although the department planned to reduce roadside arrests for speeding offences detected with handheld radar guns.
The initial enforcement thresholds will be 50 kilometres per hour in towns, 90 kilometres per hour on highways and 100 kilometres per hour on motorways.
ACP Obeng emphasised that the system was designed specifically to address speeding and would not replace manual enforcement of other traffic offences.
He also said the MTTD had engaged transport stakeholders and conducted public education before the launch. Some operators, he noted, preferred the digital approach because it would spare drivers the inconvenience of being arrested and taken to police stations and courts.
The planned launch, however, comes against the backdrop of a threat by commercial transport operators to suspend services nationwide from November 1 over the implementation of the system.
