Transport bosses have come under fire after revealing that only one junction on the A9 has been upgraded between Perth and Dunblane in recent years.
It comes after Transport Scotland pledged to improve all of the junctions on the stretch within seven years.
The Scottish Government agency has come under fire for neglecting the route, which has some junctions where motorists should be able to see 130 metres of road, but can see virtually nothing.
A corridor study carried out in March 2013 by Aecom Transportation for the transport body showed that drivers using all eight junctions and three services points along the 26-mile stretch did not have safe levels of visibility.
Since then, significant upgrade works have only been conducted at the Gleneagles junction, with minor maintenance such as hedgerow trimming taking place elsewhere.
Blackford Community Council chairman Iain Paton lamented the unsafe manner that vehicles enter the carriageway and says residents in the village are living in fear of the A9.
He said: “The three main junctions we want to see upgraded are Blackford, Auchterarder and Dunning.
“The Dunning one isn’t even lit up at night. When it comes to upgrading the A9, Perth to Inverness is the preference at the moment and Dunblane to Perth has been pretty much ignored.
“The traffic comes at quite a lick. We’ve come up with some imaginative schemes but they’ve come to nothing.”
It comes midway through the £3 billion scheme to make the entire A9 dual carriageway.
Strathallan Conservative councillor Crawford Reid said: “I have had relatively frequent contact with Transport Scotland and have been very disappointed with the lack of imagination.
“I have seen near misses far too often to be comfortable at the likes of Blackford and Greenloaning.”
A Transport Scotland spokesperson said work is under way to determine where improvements are needed.
“Several additional measures have been carried out recently, including trimming of foliage at the Blackford junction, an investigation is ongoing at the Dunning junction, and discussions are underway regarding a possible right turn restriction from the Auchterarder junction onto the A9 southbound,” they said.
“Perth and Kinross Council have been consulted. Improvement works have also taken place at the Gleneagles junction.
“We met with Perth and Kinross Council representatives on Tuesday morning to discuss access to Auchterarder and surrounding areas and were happy to provide feedback on their local development plan, give clarity on the mitigation intended to support developments, and discuss several important road safety issues.
“Our Operating Company is continuing to identify potential improvements to the Broxden Roundabout. Improvement works have also been undertaken at Keir roundabout, including new queue warming signs and new lining at the roundabout itself.”
