{
  "id": 12183510,
  "title": "Adom Trotro: Anyaa drivers appeal for bus stops as Traffitech-GH rollout nears",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/05/adom-trotro-anyaa-drivers-appeal-for-bus-stops-as-traffitech-gh",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-05T15:52:08.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Adom Online",
    "slug": "adom-online",
    "url": "https://www.adomonline.com/adom-trotro-anyaa-drivers-appeal-for-bus-stops-as-traffitech-gh-rollout-nears/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Taxi drivers in Anyaa are pleading for additional bus stops between Barnyard and Ablekuma, citing the absence of approved halting spots as a source of lawlessness. Currently, the sole bus stop on the route is commandeered by private car owners who utilize it for parking. In the absence of designated stops, the drivers find themselves compelled to pull over wherever a vacant space emerges, to pick up and set down passengers. Due to these illicit halting areas, they frequently encounter arrests from law enforcement personnel. The drivers are urging authorities to erect sufficient bus stops along the route, enabling them to conduct their operations without contravening regulations. This plea emerges as the Ghana Police Service's Motor Traffic and Transport Department (MTTD) readies to launch Traffitech-GH, its automated traffic enforcement initiative, on November 1, following a postponement from the originally scheduled October 1. Traffitech-GH employs cameras and handheld devices to identify infractions, subsequently dispatching electronic notifications to vehicle owners or drivers via SMS. The MTTD has assured that Traffitech-GH will augment, rather than supplant, manual enforcement by officers. The taxi drivers conversed with Prince Owusu Asiedu regarding these concerns on Adom Trotro.",
  "summary": "Taxi drivers at Anyaa are appealing for more bus stops on the stretch from Barnyard to Ablekuma, saying the lack of approved stops keeps putting them on the wrong side of the law. They say the only bus stop on the road has been taken over by private car owners, who use it as a […]",
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  "coverage": {
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}