President John Mahama has announced the introduction of a fully digitalized road toll system, linking vehicle ownership to the Ghana Card and eliminating the need for traditional toll booths.
President John Mahama has introduced a new era of toll collection in Ghana, declaring a shift to a fully digital system that uses the Ghana Card to link vehicles to their owners.
The initiative, announced during the 9th Ghana CEO Summit, aims to eliminate the need for physical toll booths and manual toll cards.
“Today every car is linked to the owner’s Ghana Card, and so we don’t need to have the old toll gates and those cards that you stand and open and all that. We will just go straight digitalized,” President Mahama explained.
Under the new system, cameras will capture vehicles crossing designated toll points, such as the East Legon bridge and automatically generate a bill.
This bill will then be sent directly to the vehicle owner’s mobile money wallet or bank account, allowing for seamless payments.
“If it’s one cedi, one cedi… we just take a picture of your car and then it will take the bill to your mobile money or your bank account, and just pay 1 cedi,” Mahama said.
This digital transformation is part of a broader national agenda to modernize public infrastructure and governance through technology.
It is expected to enhance transparency, reduce traffic congestion at toll booths, and ensure efficient revenue collection.
The policy marks a significant step forward in Ghana’s digital governance journey and reinforces the role of the Ghana Card as a central tool in national administration.
Story Written By Bernard Quaye | Kobby Kyei News
