Additional overhead traffic lights are due to be added to a busy city road.

The signals, which will be installed on a cantilever, could be in place as early as March at the pedestrian crossing on South Anderson Drive, near the Broomhill Road roundabout.

Garthdee councillor Ian Yuill, who has campaigned for the measure to help pedestrian safety, welcomed the news but said he still feels more needs to be done on the busy A90 trunk road.

Cllr Yuill was originally told the traffic lights would be installed by March 2016 but design works meant the work was pushed back.

He said: “It is better late than never.

“The measures should allow drivers to see the red lights in plenty of time and make the crossing a lot safer for pedestrians.”

Cllr Yuill added the Garthdee roundabout had its own problems with people going through the nearby red lights.

He said: “There seems to be a problem with people going through red lights on South Anderson Drive at Broomhill Road and at the crossing beside the roundabout at Garthdee.

“There are near misses every day and I had asked Transport Scotland to think about installing red light cameras to both those junctions.

“I am disappointed that they feel that there was no need to install red light cameras. If they were installed it would mean those who were simply choosing to ignore the red lights would be caught by the camera and face a fine and points on their licence.

“Every day there is a delay places more people at risk. I would continue to fight for this.”

In an e-mail correspondence to the Garthdee councillor, a road safety officer from Transport Scotland says: “While the design is still to be finalised installation is programmed for this financial year, that is, before the end of March.

“While this may be taking longer than we would have hoped, it was important both that the best location was identified during the detailed design process and that the signalhead is delivered to the standard required for such structures.”