Under the city council’s Bringing Confidence into Public Transport (BCPT) project, work has already been carried out to improve the hospital’s traffic flow.

However, planning and transport director Mike Galloway said the financial budget available through BCPT had resulted in a limited design for the associated building work for passenger facilities.

Extra funding from the Scottish Executive has provided the council with almost £428,000 of additional money for public transport projects.

“It is intended to provide significant funds from this extra grant which will significantly improve the quality of the building works and passenger waiting environment by providing an indoor environment from the moment passengers step off the bus,” Mr Galloway said.

More than £250,000 of the extra cash from the Executive has been earmarked for the Ninewells building work to be added to £100,000 already allocated by the NHS trust.

Electronic departure boards giving detailed information about bus journeys are to be installed at Ninewells and at the interchange currently under construction at Whitehall Street/High Street through the BCPT project.

Using £20,000 of the Executive funding, it is intended to pay for another departure board at the Seagate Bus Station.

More than £100,000 of the cash has been earmarked for the provision of high-tech bus shelters in Albert Square to the same standard as those being built at Whitehall Street/High Street where architects Nicoll Russell Studios have developed a light, transparent, glazed enclosure for the shelters.

Mr Galloway said the public transport schemes are aimed at providing an alternative to the car.