Temporary traffic lights. Image credit: Michael Dibb / Geograph
🚧🚗 NORTH EAST ROADWORKS & ROAD CLOSURES – WEEKLY ROUNDUP! ⚠️
📅 Monday 19 – Sunday 25 October 2026
Heading out and about this week? Whether you're commuting to work, doing the school run, visiting family or travelling further afield, here's your weekly roundup of planned roadworks, temporary traffic lights and road closures across the North East.
We've included all 74 reported restrictions across Newcastle, North Tyneside, Northumberland, Gateshead, County Durham, South Tyneside and Sunderland.
Some restrictions are due to finish this week, while others will remain in place for several months or longer.
Please plan your journeys accordingly and allow extra time where necessary! 🚗
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📍 NEWCASTLE – 14 ROADWORKS & CLOSURES
🚦 Kenton – A191 Kenton Lane, at Drayton Road. Temporary traffic lights for water main works. Until 20 October, 00:00.
🚦 Dinnington – Prestwick Road, at Prestwick Carr Road. Temporary traffic lights for telecoms work. Until 23 October, 00:59.
🚦 Claremont Road – At Claremont Street. Temporary traffic lights for roadworks. Until 8 November, 16:00.
⛔ Pottery Lane – Closed in both directions between Shot Factory Lane and B1600 Forth Banks. Until 4 December, 18:00.
🚦 Scotswood – Broadmead Way, at B1311 Whickham View. Temporary traffic lights for gas main works. Until 17 December.
🚦 Scotswood – B1311 Whickham View, between Balfour Road and Broadmead Way. Temporary traffic lights for gas main works. Until 21 December.
🚦 Gallowgate – B1311 Gallowgate, between Percy Street and St Andrews Street. Temporary traffic lights. Until 27 February 2027.
🚦 Elswick – City West Business Park, at A695 Scotswood Road. Temporary traffic lights. Delays expected. Until 26 March 2027, 16:00.
🚦 Benwell – William Armstrong Drive, at A695 Scotswood Road. Temporary traffic lights. Until 26 March 2027, 16:00.
⛔ Pottery Lane – Another closure notice covering both directions between B1600 Forth Banks and Shot Factory Lane. Until 31 March 2027, 17:00.
⛔ Worswick Street – One-way street closed between Pilgrim Street and Carliol Square. Until 10 April 2027, 00:59.
🚦 Benwell – B1311 Adelaide Terrace, at Bond Street. Temporary traffic lights. Delays expected. Until 7 May 2027, 16:00.
⛔ Scotswood – Whitehouse Road closed in both directions between Armstrong Road / Whitehouse Road and Walwick Fell. Until 18 July 2027, 00:59.
⚠️ Tyne Bridge – A167 in both directions between Newcastle and Church Street, Gateshead. Lane restrictions, narrow lanes and a 30mph speed limit due to ongoing works. Delays expected. Listed until 16 June 2028, 00:59.
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📍 NORTH TYNESIDE – 11 ROADWORKS & CLOSURES
🚦 Camperdown – A1056 Sandy Lane, between B1505 and A189. Temporary traffic lights for emergency gas main repairs. Delays expected. Until 21 October, 00:00.
🚦 Whitley Bay – Front Street, at Cauldwell Lane. Temporary traffic lights for gas main works. Delays expected. Until 28 October.
🚦 Forest Hall – B1505 Great Lime Road, at Glebe Road. Temporary traffic lights for gas main works. Until 30 October.
🚦 Forest Hall – Myrtle Crescent, at Glebe Road. Temporary traffic lights for gas main works. Until 30 October.
🚦 North Shields – Norham Road, at Nunwick Gardens. Temporary traffic lights for electricity works. Until 30 October.
⚠️ Preston – A192 Preston North Road northbound, between A1058 Beach Road and Hartburn Road near Morrisons. One lane closed for junction, footpath and crossing improvements. Until 10 November, 15:30.
🚦 Dudley – B1319, between Ashkirk and Meadowbank. Temporary traffic lights for gas main works. Until 13 November.
🚦 Dudley – B1319, at Fern Drive. Temporary traffic lights for gas main works. Until 13 November.
🚦 Forest Hall – Glebe Road, around Myrtle Crescent. Temporary traffic lights for gas main works. Until 13 November.
🚦 Backworth – B1322 Backworth Lane, at Church Road. Temporary traffic lights for gas main works. Until 23 December.
🚦 Killingworth – B1317 Killingworth Lane, near Simonside Way. Temporary traffic lights for roadworks. Until 22 September 2027.
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📍 NORTHUMBERLAND – 15 ROADWORKS & CLOSURES
⚠️ High Callerton – Middle Drive, between Linden Way and Woodside. Traffic taking turns due to emergency gas main repairs. Until 20 October, 00:00.
⛔ Dilston – B6307 closed in both directions between A695 and B6306 Linnels Bank. Until 20 October, 17:30.
⚠️ Stannington – Stannington Station Road, at Northcroft Grove. Traffic taking turns due to emergency gas main repairs. Until 21 October, 00:00.
⛔ Thornley Gate – B6295 closed in both directions between B6303 Station Road and Common Bank for water main works. Until 23 October, 00:00.
🚦 Bedlington – A1068 Hartford Road, near Hartlands. Temporary traffic lights for telecoms work. Until 27 October.
⛔ Hallstile Bank – Northbound closure between Hallgate and Haugh Lane. Until 31 October.
🚦 Blyth – B1327 Union Street, around B1328. Temporary traffic lights for gas main works. Delays expected. Until 6 November.
🚦 Ashington – Hawthorn Road, between Fifth Avenue and Sixth Avenue. Temporary traffic lights for gas main works. Until 6 November.
🚦 Blyth – A1061 South Newsham Road, at Fulmar Drive. Temporary traffic lights. Delays expected. Until 13 November, 15:00.
⚠️ East Sleekburn – Moorland Avenue, between Moorland Crescent and Moorland Drive. Traffic taking turns due to roadworks. Until 13 November.
🚦 Ashington – Sixth Avenue, at Rosalind Street. Temporary traffic lights for gas main works. Until 20 November.
⛔ East Wallhouses – B6309 closed in both directions between the Aydon turn-off and B6318 for water main works. Until 27 November.
⛔ Corbridge – B6321 closed in both directions between B6259 and A695 at Dilston. Until 22 December, 17:00.
🚦 East Sleekburn – Sandfield Road, at Harbour View. Temporary traffic lights. Until 22 January 2027.
⛔ Fourstones – Station Road closed in both directions between Stanegate and North Bank, Haydon Bridge, for emergency repairs and roadworks. Until 31 March 2027, 00:00.
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📍 GATESHEAD – 8 ROADWORKS & CLOSURES
🚦 Winlaton – Scotland Head, at West Lane. Temporary traffic lights for water main works. Delays expected. Until 21 October, 00:00.
🚦 Birtley – A167 Newcastle Bank, at Windsor Road. Temporary traffic lights for roadworks. Until 23 October, 00:00.
🚦 Crawcrook – B6395, at A695. Temporary traffic lights for roadworks. Until 23 October, 00:00.
🚦 Crawcrook – Greenside Road, at Jubilee Terrace. Temporary traffic lights for telecoms work. Until 25 October.
🚦 Birtley – Eskdale, between Scafell and Coniston. Temporary traffic lights for water main works. Until 30 October.
🚦 Whickham Highway – B6317, between Dunston Bank and Knightside Gardens, Lobley Hill. Temporary traffic lights. Until 4 November, 17:00.
⚠️ Blaydon – A695 eastbound exit slip road at Chain Bridge Road. Lane blocked for electricity works. Until 13 November.
⛔ Gateshead Flyover – A167 closed in both directions between B1426 High Street West and Hawks Road / Lambton Street for major demolition works. The road beneath the flyover between the Durham Road and Park Lane roundabouts is also closed. Until 11 September 2028, 00:59.
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📍 COUNTY DURHAM – 17 ROADWORKS & CLOSURES
🚦 Dipton – B6311 Flint Hill Bank, between Palmer Road and B6168 North Road. Temporary traffic lights for gas main works. Until 19 October, 17:00.
⚠️ Great Lumley – Worcester Close, at Cambridge Drive. Traffic taking turns for gas main works. Until 19 October, 17:00.
🚦 Wolsingham – A689 Stanhope Road, between Leazes Lane and Stockley Grove, Frosterley. Temporary traffic lights for telecoms work. Until 20 October, 00:59.
🚦 Durham – Abbey Road, near Paxton Mews. Temporary traffic lights for emergency gas main repairs. Until 21 October, 00:00.
🚦 Tantobie – B6311 West Road, around Bute Street. Temporary traffic lights for water main works. Until 23 October, 00:00.
🚦 South Moor – Park Road, between Mundell Street and Poplar Street. Temporary traffic lights for water main works. Until 26 October.
⚠️ Newton Hall, Durham – Wolsingham Drive, at Carr House Drive. Traffic taking turns due to roadworks. Until 27 October.
🚦 Brancepeth – Stockley Lane, at A690. Temporary traffic lights for electricity works. Until 30 October.
🚦 Edmundbyers – B6306, between Pow Hill Country Park and Park Bank, Blanchland. Temporary traffic lights for water main works. Until 2 November.
🚦 Brandon – Carr Avenue, at Lowland Road. Temporary traffic lights for gas main works. Until 5 November, 17:00.
🚦 Meadowfield – Lowland Road, between Sawmills Lane and Carr Avenue. Temporary traffic lights for gas main works. Until 6 November, 17:00.
🚦 Brandon – Sawmills Lane, at Grove Road. Temporary traffic lights for gas main works. Until 6 November, 17:00.
🚦 Dawdon – Heathway, between Fern Crescent and Parkside Crescent. Temporary traffic lights for gas main works. Until 10 November, 17:00.
🚦 Brancepeth – Stockley Grove, at A690. Temporary traffic lights for electricity works. Until 3 December.
🚦 Sedgefield – A177, at Stonybeck Lane. Temporary traffic lights for water main works. Delays expected. Until 22 January 2027.
⛔ Cowshill – A689 northbound closed between Bents Lane and Allers Bridge. Until 1 October 2027, 00:59.
⚠️ Durham – Framwelgate Waterside, between Sidegate and Millburngate. Narrow lanes in both directions. Until 31 December 2027.
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📍 SOUTH TYNESIDE – 3 ROADWORKS & CLOSURES
🚦 Boldon Colliery – B1298 Abingdon Way, at Didcot Way. Temporary traffic lights for water main works. Until 2 November.
🚦 Boldon Colliery – B1298 Abingdon Way, between Witney Way and A184 Newcastle Road. Temporary traffic lights for roadworks. Delays expected. Until 18 December, 17:00.
⛔ South Shields – River Drive closed in both directions between Long Row and B1303. Until 14 October 2027, 12:36.
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📍 SUNDERLAND – 6 ROADWORKS & CLOSURES
⛔ Sunderland – Lincoln Avenue closed in both directions between Warwick Terrace and Devon Drive. Until 26 October.
🚦 Sunderland – Tilbury Road, between Thorndale Road and Tay Road. Temporary traffic lights for electricity works. Until 5 November.
⛔ Sunderland – Dene Road closed in both directions between Castle View and North View for gas main works. Until 6 November.
⛔ Sunderland – Mowbray Road closed in both directions between Salem Street South and Suffolk Street. Until 31 December.
⛔ Sunderland – Burdon Lane closed in both directions between Woodham Drive and Burdon Road. Until 1 August 2027, 00:59.
⛔ Sunderland – Easington Street closed in both directions between Millennium Way and Hay Street. Until 9 January 2029.
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⚠️ IMPORTANT INFORMATION FOR DRIVERS
These are planned roadworks and restrictions reported for the week beginning Monday 19 October 2026.
🚗 Some closures are short-term, while others will continue well into 2027 and 2028, with one listed until 2029.
🚦 Temporary traffic lights may cause delays, particularly during the morning and evening rush hours.
📅 Dates and times are subject to change, and works may finish early or be extended.
🛣️ Please check live traffic information and local road signs before travelling.
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🚗 Have you spotted any additional roadworks, unexpected closures or particularly bad delays around Great Park, Gosforth, Kingston Park or elsewhere in the North East?
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