Ericeira, a seaside town on the western coast of Portugal, is a popular tourist destination and is known as one of the top surfing destinations in Europe. It has a population of just over 10,000 citizens with this increasing during the busy summer season.
The Municipal Council of Mafra, the local government body overseeing the region, recognised that the increase in traffic during the summer months needed greater monitoring and control to reduce congestion and the risk of accidents.
