Road closures: nine for North Tyneside drivers this week

Drivers in and around North Tyneside will have nine National Highways road closures to watch out for this week.

But the news isn't too bad, with all of them only expected to cause slight delays, of less than 10 minutes.

The latest expected works list, with notes from National Highways, shows that one closure already in place is expected to carry on this week:

• A19, from 8pm May 2 to 6am May 31, slight delays (under 10 minutes): A19 northbound and southbound, Silverlink, lane closures for inspection/survey works.

And a further eight closures will begin over the next seven days:

• A19, from 8pm May 9 to 6am May 10, slight delays (under 10 minutes): A19 northbound and southbound, Fisher Lane to Moor Farm, Lane closures for safety fence works.

• A19, from 8pm May 10 to 6am May 11, slight delays (under 10 minutes): A19 northbound and southbound, Moor farm to Killingworth, Lane closure for safety fence works.

• A19, from 8pm May 11 to 6am May 12, slight delays (under 10 minutes): A19 northbound and southbound, Killingworth to Holystone, Lane closure for safety fence maintenance.

• A19, from 8pm May 12 to 6am May 13, slight delays (under 10 minutes): A19 northbound and southbound, Holystone to Silver link, Lane closure for safety fence works.

• A19, from 8pm May 15 to 6am May 16, slight delays (under 10 minutes): A19 northbound and southbound, Killingworth, entry and exit slip road closures for horticultural works.

• A19, from 8pm May 16 to 6am May 17, slight delays (under 10 minutes): A19 northbound and southbound, Silver link to Howdon, Lane closure for safety fence works.

• A19, from 8pm May 19 to 6am May 20, slight delays (under 10 minutes): A19 northbound and southbound, Killingworth Interchange, exit and entry slip road closures for horticultural works.

• A19, from 8pm May 22 to 6am May 23, slight delays (under 10 minutes): A19 northbound and southbound, Holystone interchange, exit and entry slip road closures for horticultural works.

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