The Ghana Police Service will deploy a new digital traffic law enforcement system, Traffitech, from October 1, 2026, to improve the enforcement of road traffic regulations.
The system is expected to use technology to reduce human interference in traffic enforcement and limit opportunities for corruption.
Speaking at a national sensitisation programme on the Road Traffic (Amendment) Act, 2025 (Act 1153) and the Road Traffic Regulations, 2026 (L.I. 2519), Director of Education, Research and Training at the Police Motor Traffic and Transport Department (MTTD), Chief Superintendent Alexander Kwaku Obeng, said the system would help address human behaviours that contribute to preventable crashes.
Test operations are expected to begin on September 14 ahead of the nationwide rollout.
Chief Superintendent Obeng said cameras deployed on the roads would provide real-time information to help the Police identify vehicles and their owners when traffic violations occur.
“We have made smart investments; we will not have to go to court manually, take people to the police station and all that. Instead, on the road, we will deploy cameras that will give us a real-time feed of who owns the vehicle,” he said.
He said the technology would also allow the Police to identify the vehicle owner, licence holder and the person whose vehicle was involved in an infraction.
“Afterwards, we will issue the person with an electronic notice of violation in accordance with the law, within 14 days,” he added.
Under the Road Traffic Regulations, Traffitech provides for the issuance of an electronic notice of violation by a police officer or authorised agent in the prescribed form under the Tenth Schedule of the regulations.
The Police said the system forms part of efforts to modernise traffic enforcement and improve compliance with road traffic laws.
Source: bbc.com
