MTTD set to launch TraffiTech-GH digital traffic enforcement system on November 1
The Motor Traffic and Transport Department (MTTD) has announced that it is prepared to launch the TraffiTech-GH digital traffic enforcement system on Sunday, November 1, 2026, using cameras to identify speeding motorists and issue electronic notices to vehicle owners.
The department’s Director of Education, Research and Training, ACP Alexander Kwaku Obeng, said all arrangements had been finalised ahead of the rollout. He explained that the initial phase would concentrate on speeding violations along roads identified as accident-prone areas.
Speaking on the News Digest programme on Saturday, October 31, ACP Obeng said the system would enable police to collect digital evidence without having to stop drivers, seize 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.
Under the new arrangement, cameras installed in police vehicles and mounted on tripods will record speeding offences. The MTTD will review the footage and send electronic notifications via text messages to the owners of the vehicles registered with the department.
The messages will be identified by the sender name GPS MTTD and will contain a link allowing vehicle owners to access video evidence of the alleged offence, including details of the date, time and location.
ACP Obeng said recipients would be given 14 days to either pay the applicable fine or challenge the offence in court.
He noted that the digital system would complement existing manual enforcement measures, although the department planned to reduce roadside arrests for speeding offences using handheld radar devices.
During the initial rollout, the system will target motorists travelling above 50 kilometres per hour in built-up areas, 90 kilometres per hour on highways and 100 kilometres per hour on motorways.
He emphasised that TraffiTech-GH was intended specifically to tackle speeding and would not replace the manual enforcement of other traffic violations.
ACP Obeng also said the department had consulted transport sector stakeholders and undertaken public education before the launch. According to him, many commercial transport operators had welcomed the digital approach because it would reduce the inconvenience of drivers being arrested and taken to police stations or courts.
The announcement comes amid a planned nationwide suspension of commercial transport services by operators from November 1, in protest against the introduction of the system.
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