Gateshead road closures: nine for motorists to avoid over the next fortnight

Gateshead's motorists will have nine road closures to avoid nearby on the National Highways network this week.

And one of them is expected to cause delays of between 10 minutes and half an hour.

The latest expected works list, with notes from National Highways, shows that one closure already in place is expected to carry on this week:

• A1, from 8pm February 7 2022 to 6am August 31 2024, moderate delays (10-30 minutes): A1 northbound and southbound, junction 65 Birtley to junction 69 Coalhouse, carriageway closures and lane closures for major project widening works.

And a further eight closures will begin over the next two weeks:

• A69, from 8am September 4 to 5pm October 8, slight delays (under 10 minutes): A69 Nafferton Bridge - Lane closures to carry out bridge maintenance work.

• A1, from 8pm September 5 to 6am September 9, slight delays (under 10 minutes): A1 northbound and southbound, junction 67 to junction 73. Lane closure for drainage works.

• A184, from 8pm September 11 to 6am September 13, slight delays (under 10 minutes): A194M clockwise Whitemare Pool to Whitemare Pool - lane closure for inspection/survey on behalf of National Highways.

• A1, from 8pm September 11 to 6am September 13, slight delays (under 10 minutes): A1 northbound and southbound, junction 67 to junction 70, Lane closures for drainage works.

• A1(M), from 8pm September 11 to 6am September 12, slight delays (under 10 minutes): A1M northbound and southbound, junction 63 to junction 65 lane closure for maintenance works.

• A1, from 8pm September 13 to 6am September 15, slight delays (under 10 minutes): A1 northbound and southbound, junction 70 to junction 73, Lane closures for drainage works.

• A195(M), from 8pm September 18 to 6am September 20, slight delays (under 10 minutes): A1M northbound and southbound, junction 64 Dunlop loop, carriageway closures and lane closures for maintenance works.

• A184, from 8pm September 18 to 6am September 23, slight delays (under 10 minutes): A194 - Whitemare Pool Roundabout - signage only.

National Highways is responsible for maintaining motorways and major A-roads, so closures of smaller roads will not be included in their schedule.