An Angus man has told how he arrived home to find the front of his house had been fenced off without warning.
Mike Drysdale, who lives at Parkhill near Arbroath, discovered a fence covered in a black tarpaulin surrounding the front of his property.
The temporary fencing was put up ahead of resurfacing work and the council described failing to contact Mr Drysdale as “an oversight” and will now apologise to him.
“I am absolutely fuming,” he said. “The fencing didn’t just appear overnight it was sat by the road for a couple of days.
“Their oversight put me and my family at risk trying to get out of our driveway.”
Mr Drysdale previously made calls for a speed cut and safety barriers on the stretch of road outside his home after vehicles crashed into his garden.
Mr Drysdale joined forces with David Wise-Mann, who lives near Inverkeilor railway bridge, to urge the council to take enforcement action on the A92 after a spate of crashes.
Angus Council chief executive Richard Stiff ruled out a speed cut but said the local authority would instead undertake surface treatments.
Mr Drysdale was shocked to return home to find the fencing in his garden and has now written a letter to council traffic manager Graham Harris and Mr Stiff.
It read: “I understand that this will be for the road resurfacing, but at no point have I been given any information about it or asked permission for the fence to be put up in my garden.
“Mr Stiff in his most recent letter stated that the resurfacing would be another 4-6 weeks away.
“I now have no idea how long this fencing is to be up for and most importantly cannot see out of my driveway to enter the carriageway which is very dangerous on an already hazardous stretch of road.”
Mr Drysdale said he thought it would have been “at least good manners” to contact him as well as it being a matter of safety for blocking the view from his driveway.
Mr Stiff ruled out enforcement action previously after the council examined the collision records for the stretch of carriageway over the last three years,
A council spokeswoman said: “The resurfacing of this stretch of road is due this week, weather permitting.
“The temporary fencing was erected at the request of a neighbour to protect the property from loose chippings in the days immediately following the resurfacing.
“The lack of communication with Mr Drysdale was an oversight and we are contacting him to apologise and explain the situation.
“One of our roads team is visiting the site to check the fencing and the visibility.”