Road closures: five for Gateshead drivers this week

Drivers in and around Gateshead will have five National Highways road closures to watch out for this week.

And two of them are expected to cause moderate delays – with motorists facing waits of between 10 minutes and half an hour.

The latest expected works list, with notes from National Highways, shows that two closures already in place are expected to carry on this week:

• A184, from 8pm May 16 to 6am July 8, moderate delays (10-30 minutes): A19 northbound and southbound, Downhill Lane, carriageway closures and lane closures for interchange upgrades.

• 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 three closures will begin over the next seven days:

• A167, from 4am July 4 to 11.59pm July 6, slight delays (under 10 minutes): A1M northbound and southbound, junction 62 to junction 64, Signage for event.

• A167, from 4am July 17 to 11.59pm July 19, slight delays (under 10 minutes): A1M northbound and southbound, junction 62 to junction 64, Signage for event.

• A1, from 8pm July 18 to 6am July 19, slight delays (under 10 minutes): A1 northbound, junction 69 to junction 71, Lane closure for inspection works.

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