Plans for a park and ride service from the north of Fife will be laid out on Monday for people in Newport, Tayport and Wormit.
Transport body SESTRAN intends to create park and ride facilities south of the Tay Road Bridge so people can be bussed into Dundee, reducing the number of vehicles crossing the bridge every day.
Two options for the South Tay Park and Ride project have been developed, one with 458 spaces and the other 350 spaces.
These have been costed at just over £4 million and £3.67 million an expense criticised by one local official.
It is expected that many users will be from Newport, Wormit, Tayport and the surrounding area who work in Dundee.
SESTRAN representative Trond Haugen will attend the meeting of Newport and Wormit community council on Monday to present the proposals.
Members of Tayport community council have been invited to attend the presentation, which will be open to the public.
Councillor Tim Brett urged people to view the proposals and give their opinions while they remain at the planning stages.
He said, “I am very pleased that there will be an opportunity for both the Newport and Wormit and Tayport community councils to be briefed on the proposed park and ride facility at the south end of the road bridge.
“I know that this has changed from the original proposals that I saw and the local communities will be interested to see the detail of where this will be located and how it will work.”
He added, “Given the success of the Ferrytoll park and ride facility at the Forth Bridge, I believe that there is potential for a similar facility at the Tay Road Bridge.
“At this stage the local community has not had an opportunity to see and comment on the plans and no decisions have been made in terms of its inclusion in the local plan.
“I hope that members of the public will be interested in this and will come along to next week’s meeting to hear about the proposals.”
With a multi-million-pound price tag and deep public cuts looming, questions have been raised over whether the project is the best use of funds.
Conservative councillor Ron Caird said he understands the need to cut carbon emissions but is against spending the significant sum.
He said, “Dundee doesn’t want to create any more parking spaces as I understand it and so a park and ride is expected to help.
“But I am not happy about that amount of expenditure.”
Meanwhile Newport, Wormit and Forgan community council chairman Stewart McKiddie cautiously welcomed the plans.
The council, which lodged an objection over Fife Council’s separate ‘park and choose’ facility near the Forgan Roundabout in Newport, are due to vote on the matter following next week’s meeting.
Mr McKiddie said, “Parking in Dundee is a nightmare and to have a park and ride facility would help local people.”
The meeting in Newport’s Upper Blyth Hall starts at 7.30pm.