Temporary traffic lights. Image credit: Michael Dibb / Geograph
If you’re travelling around the region this week, here is the full list of planned roadworks, lane closures and road closures currently reported.
I’ve put them in area order for easier reference.
📍 NEWCASTLE
• A167 Tyne Bridge – lane closure, 30mph restriction and narrow lanes in both directions between the A167(M) and Church Street. Delays expected. Until 16 June 2028.
• Worswick Street – one-way street closed from Pilgrim Street to Carliol Square. Until 10 April 2027.
• B1307 Sandyford Road – temporary traffic lights in both directions at Starbeck Avenue for gas main works. Delays expected. Until 19 October.
• Whitehouse Road – closed in both directions between Armstrong Road / Whitehouse Road and Walwick Fell. Until 18 July 2027.
• William Armstrong Drive – temporary traffic lights in both directions at A695 Scotswood Road. Until 26 March 2027.
• Rothbury Terrace – traffic taking turns at Heaton Road for electricity works. Until 15 October.
• Pottery Lane – closed in both directions from B1600 Forth Banks to Shot Factory Lane. Until 31 March 2027.
• Myrtle Crescent – temporary traffic lights at Glebe Road for gas main works. Until 30 October.
• Claremont Road – temporary traffic lights at Claremont Street. Until 8 November.
• Broadmead Way – temporary traffic lights at B1311 Whickham View for gas main works. Until 17 December.
• B1505 Great Lime Road – temporary traffic lights at Glebe Road for gas main works. Until 30 October.
• B1311 Gallowgate – temporary traffic lights between B1307 Percy Street and St Andrews Street. Until 27 February 2027.
• B1311 Adelaide Terrace – temporary traffic lights at Bond Street. Delays expected. Until 7 May 2027.
• City West Business Park – temporary traffic lights at A695 Scotswood Road. Delays expected. Until 26 March 2027.
📍 NORTH TYNESIDE
• Monkseaton Front Street – temporary traffic lights at Cauldwell Lane for gas main works. Delays expected. Until 28 October.
• Wilton Drive – closed in both directions between Sandringham Drive and Haddon Green for water main works. Until 16 October. W1 bus diversion in place.
• Elton Street East – traffic taking turns at Equitable Street for electricity works. Until 15 October.
• B1317 Killingworth Lane – temporary traffic lights near Simonside Way. Until 22 September 2027.
• B1322 Backworth Lane – temporary traffic lights at Church Road for gas main works. Until 23 December.
• Norham Road – temporary traffic lights at Nunwick Gardens for electricity works. Until 30 October.
• A1056 Sandy Lane – temporary traffic lights and delays expected between the B1505 at Camperdown and the A189 due to emergency repairs and gas main works. Until 21 October.
• A186 Station Road – closed in both directions from Vine Street to the A193 for water main works. Until 14 October.
• A192 Preston North Road, Preston – one northbound lane closed between A1058 Beach Road and Hartburn Road near Morrisons for junction improvements, footpath and crossing upgrades. Until 10 November 2026.
📍 NORTHUMBERLAND
• Coopie's Lane – temporary traffic lights between Coopies Way and Coopies Field. Until 18:00 on 12 October.
• Chatham Close – traffic taking turns at Stamford Avenue for electricity works. Until 16 October.
• Amble Close – traffic taking turns at Druridge Drive for electricity works. Until 15 October.
• B6320 Hexham Road – temporary traffic lights between the B6318 at Chollerford and Main Street, Wark, for emergency telecoms repairs. Until 14 October.
• Station Road – closed in both directions between Stanegate, Fourstones and North Bank, Haydon Bridge for emergency roadworks. Until 31 March 2027.
• B1327 Union Street – temporary traffic lights around the B1328 for gas main works. Delays expected. Until 6 November.
• A1068 Woodlands – temporary traffic lights between Wellfield and A1068 Beal Bank for water main works. Delays expected. Until 13 October.
• A6079 – temporary traffic lights near Howford Lane for telecoms works. Until 14 October.
• B6307 – closed in both directions between the A695 and B6306 Linnels Bank. Until 20 October.
• Church Lane, Bedlington – temporary traffic lights between Towers Close and A193 Front Street West. Until 19 October.
• Hallstile Bank – northbound closed from Hallgate to Haugh Lane. Until 31 October.
• Hawthorn Road, Ashington – temporary traffic lights between Fifth Avenue and Sixth Avenue for gas main works. Until 6 November.
• Moorland Avenue – traffic taking turns between Moorland Crescent and Moorland Drive. Until 13 November.
• Sixth Avenue – temporary traffic lights at Rosalind Street for gas main works. Until 20 November.
• B6309, East Wallhouses – closed in both directions from the Aydon turn-off to the B6318 for water main works. Until 27 November.
• B6321, Corbridge – closed in both directions between the B6259 at Corbridge and A695 at Dilston. Until 22 December.
• Sandfield Road, East Sleekburn – temporary traffic lights at Harbour View. Until 22 January 2027.
📍 GATESHEAD
• Durant Road – closed in both directions from John Dobson Street to College Street. Until 27 October.
• Eskdale – temporary traffic lights between Scafell and Coniston for water main works. Until 30 October.
• A167 Newcastle Bank – temporary traffic lights at Windsor Road. Until 23 October.
• Banesley Lane – closed in both directions between Ouslaw Lane, Old Ravensworth and Coach Road for telecoms works. Until 16 October.
• John Dobson Street – closed in both directions from Northumberland Road to Lisle Street. Until 27 October.
• A695 eastbound exit slip road – lane blocked at Chain Bridge Road for electricity works. Until 13 November.
• B6317 Whickham Highway – temporary traffic lights between Dunston Bank and Knightside Gardens, Lobley Hill. Until 4 November.
📍 COUNTY DURHAM
• B1285, Seaham – temporary traffic lights between Wells Crescent and B1287 The Graham Way for gas main works. Delays expected. Until 17:00 on 12 October.
• Stockley Grove – temporary traffic lights at A690 for electricity works. Until 3 December.
• Stockley Lane – temporary traffic lights at A690 for electricity works. Until 30 October.
• Lowland Road – temporary traffic lights between Sawmills Lane and Carr Avenue for gas main works. Until 6 November.
• Bethune Avenue – traffic taking turns at Milton Close for electricity works. Until 15 October.
• A177 – temporary traffic lights at Stonybeck Lane for water main works. Delays expected. Until 22 January 2027.
• Gill Street – traffic taking turns at Forster Street for water main works. Until 19 October.
• Benridge Bank – closed in both directions from the A690 to Chantry Place for water main works. Until 16 October.
• B6313 – temporary traffic lights from South Burns, Chester-le-Street to North Approach, South Pelaw for water main works. Until 13 October.
• B6311 Flint Hill Bank – temporary traffic lights between Palmer Road and B6168 North Road for gas main works. Until 19 October.
• Ouston Lane – temporary traffic lights at Front Street. Until 16 October.
• B6311 West Road – temporary traffic lights from Chapel Street to Bute Street for gas main works. Delays expected. Until 13 October.
• Hustledown Road, Stanley – temporary traffic lights between West Ousterley Road and Parmeter Street for water main works. Until 16 October.
• Abbey Road, Pity Me – temporary traffic lights between Front Street and Smithfield for gas main works. Until 19 October.
• B6306, Edmundbyers – temporary traffic lights between Pow Hill Country Park and Park Bank, Blanchland for water main works. Until 2 November.
• Heathway, Dawdon – temporary traffic lights between Fern Crescent and Parkside Crescent for gas main works. Until 10 November.
• Framwelgate Waterside, Durham – narrow lanes in both directions from Sidegate to Millburngate. Until 31 December 2027.
• A689 – northbound closed from Bents Lane to Allers Bridge. Until 1 October 2027.
📍 SOUTH TYNESIDE
• B1298 Abingdon Way, Boldon Colliery – temporary traffic lights between Witney Way and A184 Newcastle Road. Delays expected. Until 18 December.
• Didcot Way, Boldon Colliery – temporary traffic lights at B1298 Abingdon Way. Until 18 December.
• Front Street – temporary traffic lights at Nursery Lane for gas main works. Until 16 October.
📍 SUNDERLAND
• B1285 – temporary traffic lights between Wells Crescent and B1287 The Graham Way for gas main works. Delays expected. Until 17:00 on 12 October.
• Tilbury Road – temporary traffic lights between Thorndale Road and Tay Road for electricity works. Until 5 November.
• Lincoln Avenue – closed in both directions from Warwick Terrace to Devon Drive. Until 26 October.
• Corporation Road – traffic taking turns at Preston Road due to emergency gas main repairs. Until 19 October.
• B1260 Gillas Lane West, Houghton-le-Spring – lane closure in both directions between Durham Road and A182 Hetton Road for gas main works. Until 13 October.
• Mount Lane – temporary traffic lights at Broom Court. Until 13 October.
• Mowbray Road, Sunderland – closed in both directions between Salem Street South and Suffolk Street. Until 31 December.
• Easington Street, Sunderland – closed in both directions between Millennium Way and Hay Street. Until 9 January 2029.
• Craigavon Road – temporary traffic lights at Cranleigh Road. Until 16 October.
• Burdon Lane – closed in both directions between Woodham Drive and Burdon Road. Until 1 August 2027.
🚗 Please allow extra time if you’re travelling through any of these areas this week and remember that works can sometimes change at short notice.
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