Ghana to launch camera-based speed checks on 1 November
By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on MyJoyOnline
Ghana’s traffic and transport department is due to launch a camera-based system on 1 November 2026 to detect speeding. Vehicle owners will receive an electronic notification and have 14 days to pay the fine or contest the offence in court, according to the department’s director of training, Alexander Kwaku Obeng.
The Ghana Police Motor Traffic and Transport Department (MTTD) is launching its TraffiTech-GH digital system on Sunday 1 November 2026. It is designed to detect speeding by camera and send electronic notices to vehicle owners. MTTD Director of Education, Research and Training Assistant Commissioner Alexander Kwaku Obeng confirmed that the system was ready, according to MyJoyOnline.
The first operations will target areas identified as particularly exposed to crashes. The limits monitored will be 50 km/h in towns and cities, 90 km/h on roads and 100 km/h on motorways. Cameras installed in police vehicles or on tripods will record offences; notices sent by SMS under the identifier “GPS MTTD” will include a link to the video, as well as the date, time and location of the incident. Recipients will have 14 days to pay the prescribed fine or contest the offence in court.
According to Alexander Kwaku Obeng, the system is intended to collect evidence without stopping drivers or impounding their vehicles. It will be dedicated to speeding offences and operate alongside manual checks for other offences. Commercial transport operators have threatened to suspend their services from 1 November to protest its deployment. The MTTD says it consulted sector stakeholders and conducted an information campaign before the launch.
