Road closures: two for Newcastle drivers over the next fortnight

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

But motorists will be able to take some solace in the fact that both of them are only expected to cause slight delays, of under 10 minutes.

The latest expected works list, with notes from National Highways, shows that two closures are due to start over the next two weeks:

• A1, from 8pm January 5 to 6am January 6, slight delays (under 10 minutes): A1 northbound and southbound, junction 79, Lane closure for drainage works.

• A696, from 9.30am January 15 to 3.30pm January 17, slight delays (under 10 minutes): A696 northbound, Newbiggin, lane closure for maintenance works.

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