Road closures: five for Newcastle drivers this week

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

Drivers in and around Newcastle 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.

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

A1, from 8pm April 10 2021 to 6am September 30 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.

A1, from 9am September 19 to 2pm September 30, slight delays (under 10 minutes): A1 northbound and southbound, Seaton Burn to Warreners house, Lane closures and narrow lanes for inspection works.

A69, from 7pm May 14 to 6am October 2, slight delays (under 10 minutes): A69 West Denton Interchange eastbound, on slip closed for essential maintenance, diversion via A69 to Throckley Interchange.

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A184, from 8pm May 16 to 6am October 31, moderate delays (10-30 minutes): A19 northbound and southbound, Downhill Lane, carriageway closures and lane closures for interchange upgrades.

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.

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