Road closures: four for Newcastle drivers this week

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

And two of them are expected to cause moderate delays – with motorists facing holdups 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:

• A184, from 8pm September 7 2020 to 6am April 2 2022, moderate delays (10-30 minutes): A19 northbound and southbound, Downhill Lane, carriageway closures for interchange upgrades.

• A1, from 8pm April 10 2021 to 6am December 23 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 a further two closures will begin over the next seven days:

• A1, from 8pm March 21 to 6am March 26, slight delays (under 10 minutes): A1M northbound, junction 79 North Brunton, Lane closures for electrical works.

• A1, from 10pm March 25 to 6am March 26, slight delays (under 10 minutes): A1 northbound, junction 78 Fawdon, Lane closure on exit slip road for communication works.

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