Newcastle road closures: four for motorists to avoid over the next fortnight

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

And one of them is expected to cause delays of between 10 and 30 minutes.

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

• A1, from 8pm November 26 to 6am December 11, slight delays (under 10 minutes): A696 westbound, Kenton bar roundabout to Newcastle airport, carriageway closures and lane closures for reconstruction/renewal works.

• A1, from 8pm April 10 2021 to 6am October 19 2024, moderate delays (10-30 minutes): A1 northbound and southbound, junction 74 Scotswood to junction 79 North Brunton, carriageway closures for major Project carriageway widening.

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

• A1, from 8pm December 15 to 6am December 16, slight delays (under 10 minutes): A1 northbound, junction 79 to 80 lane closure for Horticultural works.

• A1, from 8pm December 18 to 6am December 19, slight delays (under 10 minutes): A1 northbound and southbound, junction 79, Lane closure for drainage works.

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