List of landmark speed limits motorists must know amid TRAFFITECH-GH enforcement

The Ghana Police Service's Motor Transport and Traffic Department (MTTD) has outlined four landmark speed limits motorists and cyclists must observe on Ghanaian roads, particularly in areas where physical speed limit signs are unavailable.

The clarification follows public concerns from some motorists about inadequate or missing road signs across the country, especially following the deployment of the TRAFFITECH-GH camera system to enforce road traffic regulations.

The MTTD has stressed that the absence of a speed limit sign installed by a road engineer does not give motorists the freedom to drive above the legally prescribed speed limits.

According to the department, Ghana's Road Traffic Regulation 2026, L.I. 2519, Regulation 211 (General Speeds), provides for four conventional landmarks that determine applicable speed limits where physical road signs have not been installed.

Speaking in an interview on Accra-based Joy FM on Tuesday, November 3, 2026, the Director of Education, Research and Training at the MTTD, Assistant Commissioner of Police (ACP) Alexander Kwaku Obeng, acknowledged that speed limit signs are inadequate on several roads but explained that motorists are still expected to follow the established landmark speed limits.

He noted that the system of using landmarks to determine speed limits predates the introduction of internationally standardised road signs under the 1968 Vienna Convention on Road Signs and Signals.

ACP Obeng explained that Ghana has two recognised ways of determining speed limits: physically installed road signs and conventional landmarks that have been incorporated into the country's traffic regulations.

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He said motorists should rely on the landmark system whenever road engineers have not installed the appropriate speed limit signs.

Four Landmark Speed Limits Every Ghanaian Motorist Must Know

According to ACP Obeng, the following four speed limits apply based on the nature and surroundings of the road:

1. 50km/h – Roads Within Built-Up Areas

Motorists are expected to maintain a maximum speed of 50 kilometres per hour when driving through built-up areas.

These are locations where buildings and other structures indicate that people live and have established communities.

Drivers must therefore reduce their speed to 50km/h when travelling through such areas, even if there is no physical speed limit sign.

2. 30km/h – Areas Around Schools, Hospitals, Markets and Places of Worship

A lower speed limit of 30 kilometres per hour applies in community areas where people gather to access essential social and public services.

These include locations around:

• Educational institutions and schools.

• Hospitals and other healthcare facilities.

• Churches, mosques and other places of worship.

• Markets and commercial centres.

• Areas where community members gather for public activities and processions.

ACP Obeng explained that motorists must pay particular attention to these landmarks and ensure their speedometers reflect 30km/h when driving through such locations.

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3. 90km/h – Open Roads Outside Built-Up Areas

The third landmark speed limit is 90 kilometres per hour, which applies when motorists leave built-up settlements and enter open-road environments.

These roads are generally characterised by grasslands, trees, forests and other open spaces, with fewer residential buildings and community activities.

The MTTD explained that motorists may increase their speed to 90km/h in these areas, provided the condition and nature of the road make it safe to do so.

Drivers must still exercise caution around bends, curves and other potentially dangerous sections of the road.

4. 100km/h – Tema-Accra Motorway

The fourth landmark speed limit is 100 kilometres per hour on the Tema-Accra Motorway when physical speed limit signs are absent.

According to ACP Obeng, the speed limit is based on the established landmark provisions for the motorway, which was constructed between Tema and Accra.

Motorists using the motorway are therefore expected to observe the 100km/h limit where the applicable physical speed signs are not present.

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MTTD Defends TRAFFITECH-GH Camera Enforcement

The MTTD has explained that the deployment of the TRAFFITECH-GH camera technology is intended to discourage motorists and cyclists from exceeding prescribed speed limits.

Speeding remains one of the leading causes of road crashes in Ghana, making stricter enforcement and public education important components of efforts to improve road safety.

ACP Obeng explained that the camera system was designed to encourage motorists to comply with traffic regulations, knowing that the MTTD's enforcement systems are smart and capable of detecting violations.

He also disclosed that intensified public education and the issuance of electronic caution notices had contributed to reductions in road crashes, injuries and deaths.

MTTD Warns Motorists Against Using Missing Road Signs as an Excuse

The police department has urged motorists and cyclists to familiarise themselves with the landmark speed limits, noting that the rules form part of the knowledge drivers are expected to acquire during training and before obtaining their driving licences.

ACP Obeng emphasised that drivers are not expected to be ignorant of the conventional speed limits simply because a road does not have a physically installed speed limit sign.

He said: "That is our landmark speed signs. Please don't let anybody go and deceive you, that drivers are not magicians."

The MTTD's clarification serves as a reminder that motorists must observe the applicable speed limits under Ghana's road traffic regulations, whether or not physical speed limit signs have been installed.