Repeated calls have been made for the junction to be closed to northbound traffic which, at present, can cross over the southbound carriageway to enter Forfar down the Dundee Road.

At the time of going to press on Tuesday (yesterday), precise details of next Tuesday's meeting were unavailable.

However, a spokesperson for Angus Council said: "A report on the Lochlands junction, Forfar will be considered at the meeting of the infrastructure services executive sub committee on Tuesday, August 5 and a press release will be issued in conjunction with the report."

Accidents at the junction two years ago prompted calls to the then Scottish Transport Minister Tavish Scott to shut the junction.

North Tayside MSP John Swinney called for the Lochlands cross-over on the dual carriageway to be closed.

He expressed concerns over the safety of the southernmost junction of the bypass after an elderly car driver lost his life there in a crash.

Constituents worried about the junction had raised their fears with him with one posing the question, "Does someone have to lose their life before this junction is closed?"

Concerns about the junction have been raised again and again since then and have been discussed at Forfar Community Council.

When plans were first issued to upgrade the Glamis and Kirriemuir junctions of the bypass, they included a provision to close the North Quilkoe and Lochlands junctions to crossing traffic.

These closures were deemed essential, in order to create a safe set of junctions but when the final proposals were implemented, only the North Quilkoe junction was closed.