Two new sets of traffic lights could be added to one of Dundee’s busiest roads.
Councillors will be asked tonight to approve plans for two new pedestrian crossings on the Kingsway, between Forfar Road and Old Glamis Road junctions.
City development convener Lynne Short said if the plans go ahead they will make it easier for people to visit Caird Park.
Ms Short said: “The crossings will be installed at either end of the park, at Graham Street and Mains Loan, with the cost being met from the CWSS money allocated to the council.”
She added: “The lights wouldn’t stop you every time you’re driving along. It’s not stopping traffic all the time.
“It’s just giving people the ability to get across the road without a risk of getting knocked down.”
The proposal has divided opinion among nearby residents.
Alison Sorrie, 57, who lives close to the Kingsway and drives the route frequently, said it was a “bad move”.
She added: “I think this will lead to a lot of accidents if people aren’t paying attention and don’t know the road very well, or if they haven’t driven along it for a few months and aren’t expecting the change.
“It’ll be absolutely terrible.”
Retired police officer Ian MacLeod, 60, said: “It’s a shambles at the Forfar Road junction as it is.
“There’s a lot of traffic already and this will make the congestion 10 times worse.”
However, Alan Smith, who lives close to where the proposed Mains Loan crossing could be, said it was a “wonderful idea”.
The 61-year-old said: “The traffic is usually backed up to Graham Street at least – they might as well make it safer to cross.”