The Ghana Police Service will begin full implementation of its automated traffic law enforcement programme, TRAFFITECH-GH, on October 1, 2026, according to a press release issued by the Motor Traffic and Transport Department (MTTD) on September 15.
The system will use cameras and Personal Data Assistant devices to detect traffic offences, with violations reviewed and Electronic Notices of Violation sent to vehicle owners or drivers via SMS, specifying the offence and the fine owed.
The rollout has been building for months. Police first signaled the plan in a February notice describing efforts to secure the regulatory amendments needed for a full launch, and MTTD officials said in March that the underlying system had already issued roughly 120,000 caution notices between 2024 and 2025 during a trial phase. Transport Minister Joseph Bukari Nikpe has pointed to the Road Traffic Amendment Bill as giving the technology a legal foundation, calling it an “invisible eye” that will assist police, and around 1,000 MTTD personnel have been trained nationwide to support the effort, backed by in-vehicle cameras, motorcycles, handheld cameras and data-assessment devices. [Police to roll out ‘Traffitech-GH’ automated traffic enforcement system +3](https://www.modernghana.com/news/1474114/police-to-roll-out-traffitech-gh-automated-traff.html)
Officials have framed the shift as an anti-corruption measure as much as a safety one. Alexander Kweku Obeng of the MTTD said the goal is to reduce direct contact between motorists and police officers while improving transparency, and a police spokesperson has said the system is meant to limit human discretion in enforcement, which officials identify as a driver of both corruption and preventable crashes. The technology is designed to cover more than 47 different traffic offences, and fines will be payable electronically through Ghana.gov within 14 days, with unpaid fines leading to tracing and possible arrest. [Police to introduce digital traffic enforcement system under Traffitech-GH – Atlantic Africa News +3](https://atlanticafricanews.com/index.php/2026/03/11/police-to-introduce-digital-traffic-enforcement-system-under-traffitech-gh/)
Tuesday’s press release, signed by Deputy Superintendent Richmond Mensah, urges all motorists, drivers and vehicle owners to comply with road traffic regulations and support the programme’s implementation “to promote safer roads and reduce road traffic crashes and casualties.”
