Road closures: four for Gateshead drivers this week

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

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

And two of them are expected to cause delays of between 10 minutes and half an hour.

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

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

A1, from 8pm August 23 to 6am September 10, slight delays (under 10 minutes): A1 northbound and southbound, junction 67 to junction 69, Lane closures for drainage works.

A1, from 8pm July 18 2022 to 6am March 10 2023, slight delays (under 10 minutes): A1 northbound and southbound, J70 Dunston to J74 Scotswood - carriageway closure for communications on behalf of Highways England.

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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.

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