A councillor has called for action to tackle an air pollution hotspot.
The Courier reported that official data had shown a section of Lochee Road recorded 100 spikes in traffic-related nitrogen dioxide emissions last year, more than five times the acceptable limit.
Environmental campaigners Friends of the Earth said investment was needed to encourage a reduction in emissions, including more public transport and greater focus on walking or cycling.
West End councillor Fraser Macpherson said: “One side of Lochee Road at the location of concern the junctions at Rankine Street, Cleghorn Street and Dudhope Terrace is in my West End ward.
“I have already made arrangements to meet council officers about steps that require to be taken to improve air quality here and I will be inviting a local Friends of the Earth representative to attend.”
Mr Macpherson is planning to meet the council’s environment director and head of transport soon.
He said: “It is vital there is a proactive approach to tackling the air-quality issue.
“A significant number of constituents live in the tenement flats on the south side of Lochee Road near to the junction where nitrogen dioxide levels are unacceptably high. It is, therefore, important that the council has a clear strategy for improving air quality here.
“I am specifically raising the need to look at the traffic management aspects to avoid long queues of traffic building up at rush-hour by keeping traffic moving and looking at ways of reducing the traffic flow.
“I was previously given a commitment to review the traffic lights vehicle activation to keep traffic moving and also undertake vehicle counts to see if any adjustments to traffic management would further help the situation and I want to get feedback on this.”