The Ghana Police Service has finalised the nationwide deployment of personnel and surveillance equipment ahead of the commencement of the TraffiTech-GH electronic traffic enforcement programme on Sunday, November 1, 2026, marking the transition from public warnings to active monitoring and prosecution of road traffic violations.
The initiative, which is designed primarily to identify speeding motorists and other traffic infractions, will enable the police to electronically notify vehicle owners of offences captured through an automated surveillance system.
Its introduction comes amid opposition from commercial transport operators, who have threatened to withdraw their services nationwide from November 1 in protest against the new digital enforcement arrangement.
Under the system, surveillance cameras installed in police vehicles and mounted on tripods will record motorists who exceed legally prescribed speed limits. The resulting footage will subsequently be examined by officers of the Motor Traffic and Transport Department (MTTD), after which electronic infringement notices will be transmitted to the registered owners of the affected vehicles through text messages.
The notifications, which will identify GPS as the sender, are expected to contain relevant particulars of the alleged violations, including the vehicle’s registration number, the date and time of the incident, as well as the precise location where the offence was recorded.
Recipients will also receive an electronic link through which they can access video recordings constituting evidence of the alleged traffic violations.
Speaking during an interview on Channel One TV’s Breakfast Daily on Sunday, the Director of Education, Research and Training at the MTTD, ACP Alexander Kwaku Obeng, confirmed that the police had completed the deployment exercise and were prepared to commence full implementation of the programme.
He indicated that public education and sensitisation activities would continue, but cautioned motorists against assuming that they could disregard speed restrictions simply because police officers were not visibly stationed along particular stretches of the road.
According to him, the surveillance infrastructure had already been integrated into police vehicles, making it possible for officers to identify and document speeding violations even in locations where motorists might not anticipate encountering conventional traffic enforcement personnel.
ACP Obeng maintained that motorists who disregard the warnings and exceed the prescribed limits would be exposed to automated detection, stressing that the police had established the necessary monitoring arrangements across the country.
The MTTD Director further reminded drivers that the approved speed restrictions require motorists to maintain a maximum of 50 kilometres per hour within built up areas, 90 kilometres per hour on highways and 100 kilometres per hour on motorways.
He identified excessive speeding as one of the principal contributors to fatal road crashes and serious injuries in Ghana, estimating that it accounts for approximately 60 per cent of such incidents.
He therefore urged motorists to exercise restraint, maintain reasonable driving speeds and comply strictly with the applicable traffic regulations to minimise accidents and protect the lives of other road users.
As part of the preparations preceding the introduction of the automated enforcement arrangement, ACP Obeng disclosed that the MTTD had distributed more than 70,000 cautionary notices to motorists between September 10 and October 31, 2026.
He explained that the initial period was intended to educate drivers, draw attention to the impending digital monitoring system and encourage voluntary compliance with established road safety requirements.
However, he emphasised that the warning phase had now concluded, with the police moving into a deterrence and enforcement stage under Regulation 242, which provides for automated road traffic offences and associated penalties.
The new operational approach will require the MTTD to examine footage captured by the surveillance cameras whenever a suspected violation occurs before processing and transmitting an electronic infringement notice to the registered owner of the vehicle.
ACP Obeng explained that the notification would contain the vehicle owner’s name, registration details, the time and location of the incident, the specific traffic regulation allegedly breached and the corresponding financial penalty.
He further disclosed that vehicle owners would be allowed a period of 14 days from the date of receiving the electronic notification to settle the applicable fines.
The commencement of TraffiTech-GH consequently signals a significant change in the police’s approach to traffic regulation, replacing reliance on physical roadside monitoring alone with technology driven surveillance, electronic evidence and automated notification of alleged offences.
