Ghana card to be linked to vehicles for automated toll collection – Prez Mahama

President John Dramani Mahama has reaffirmed his administration’s plan to replace traditional tollbooths with a fully automated road toll collection system, as outlined in the 2025 Economic Policy and Budget Statement.

Speaking about the new approach, President Mahama explained that the government is exploring a digital system that would link each vehicle to its owner’s Ghana Card, allowing toll charges to be billed directly to the owner’s mobile money or bank account.

“We said in the budget that we were going to reintroduce road tolls, and so they’ve been talking about what the modalities should be and all that. But the good thing today is 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,” the President said.

He noted that ongoing consultations are focused on finalising the collection method but emphasised the simplicity of the new system.

“We will just go straight digital. If it is GHS 1, GHS 1. If you cross the East Legon bridge, the governor and finance minister will all be happy. We will just take a picture of your car, then we will take the bill to your MoMo or bank account and just pay GHS 1—only GHS 1,” he added.

The transition is part of broader efforts to improve revenue collection and reduce inefficiencies associated with manual toll collection systems.