Road closures: one for South Tyneside drivers this week

Drivers in and around South Tyneside will have a National Highways road closure to watch out for this week.

But motorists will be able to take some solace in the fact that it is 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 is due to start this week:

• A19, from 9pm March 17 to 6am March 18, slight delays (under 10 minutes): A19 northbound, approach to A185 Tyne Tunnel, Lane closure for carriageway repairs.

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