Road closures: three for Newcastle drivers over the next fortnight

Drivers in and around Newcastle will have three 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 three closures are due to start over the next two weeks:

• A1, from 8pm January 28 to 6am February 6, moderate delays (10-30 minutes): A1 northbound and southbound, junction 75 to Scotswood interchange, carriageway closures for reconstruction/renewal works.

• A1, from 8pm January 29 to 6am January 31, slight delays (under 10 minutes): A1 southbound, Shotton to Seaton Burn lane closure for Vehicle safety fence repair.

• A1, from 8pm to 11.30pm on February 5, moderate delays (10-30 minutes): A1 southbound, junction 74 exit slip road closure, Electrical works.

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