Newcastle road closures: three for motorists to avoid this week

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

And they are all are expected to cause moderate delays – with drivers facing holdups 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 April 10 2021 to 6am September 1 2022, 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 one more closure will begin over the next seven days:

• A1, from 7pm July 16 to 6am July 17, moderate delays (10-30 minutes): A69 between, junction A1/A69 and West Denton Interchange carriageway closure eastbound and westbound, for essential maintenance. Diversion via A1.

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