The Ghana Police Service, in collaboration with road safety agencies, has begun preparations to install large advance warning signboards along major road corridors to alert motorists to the presence of automated TraffiTech-GH speed cameras.
The exercise follows a directive by President John Dramani Mahama, who called for greater transparency in the deployment of the automated traffic enforcement system and insisted that motorists must receive clear advance notice of camera locations.
Photographs from the exercise show police personnel and technical teams using heavy lifting equipment to prepare and mount large blue-and-yellow reflective signboards along selected roads.
In some of the images, ACP Alexander Kwaku Obeng, Director of Education, Research and Training at the Motor Traffic and Transport Department (MTTD), is seen inspecting the installations.
The newly introduced signs prominently feature camera symbols alongside red-ringed speed limit indicators, including an 80 km/h limit. They also carry bold inscriptions such as “24-hrs speed camera monitoring” and “Speed kills, kill it now” to reinforce the road safety message.
Fulfilling the transparency mandate
The installation addresses concerns raised following the launch of the TraffiTech-GH initiative on November 1, 2026.
Several commercial transport operators and private motorists had questioned the initial implementation of the system, arguing that imposing automated traffic fines without clearly identifying camera locations could amount to entrapment.
Speaking on the sidelines of the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting in Antigua and Barbuda earlier this month, President Mahama defended the use of the technology as an important measure to reduce road accidents and pedestrian fatalities.
However, he directed the police and other implementing partners to ensure that motorists were adequately informed about camera locations through visible warning signs.
“All I will urge is that the police and those implementing TraffiTech should put signs showing where the cameras are, because that is one of the things you need to do if you are introducing this kind of innovation,” President Mahama stated.
He added that motorists should be given advance warning whenever they approach areas monitored by speed cameras, stressing that transparency was essential to the successful implementation of the initiative.
How the TraffiTech-GH system operates
The TraffiTech-GH system operates under the Motor Traffic and Transport Department (MTTD) of the Ghana Police Service and uses fixed, mobile and radar camera sensors to detect and record speeding violations in real time.
When a vehicle exceeds the prescribed speed limit, the system automatically generates an Electronic Notice of Violation (ENV) and sends an SMS notification to the mobile phone of the vehicle’s registered owner.
The notification contains details of the traffic offence and the applicable statutory fine.
Road safety officials have indicated that the installation of warning signs will extend to major highways and urban roads across the country as authorities prepare to introduce additional enforcement features.
These are expected to include automated detection of red-light violations and illegal parking as part of broader efforts to improve road discipline and enhance safety on Ghana’s roads.
