Traffic & travel update

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BY CAR

Killingworth Road, Gosforth, is closed between South Gosforth roundabout and West Farm Avenue until 2019 to widen the road.

A19 in both directions closed due to roadworks during the night from A184 (Testo’s Roundabout, Boldon Business Park) to A194 Leam Lane (Lindisfarne Roundabout, Boldon Colliery).

BY BUS

Blackett Street, Newcastle (through Old Eldon Square) will be closed to traffic each weekend until Sunday, 2 September, as well as on Bank Holiday Monday 27 August.

Killingworth Road, Gosforth, is closed between South Gosforth Roundabout and West Farm Avenue until (approx) summer 2019 to widen the road. Routes 18, 18A, 38, 54, 118, X7, X8 & X63 are diverted via Four Lane Ends.

Part of Elswick Road will be closed overnight from Tuesday, 28 August - 1 September for resurfacing from 7pm to 6am the next morning. Routes 30 and 31 will be diverted and so unable to serve stops on Rye Hill and Elswick Road, between the Discovery Museum and St John’s Road. Passengers should use stops at the Discovery Museum, Rye Hill House on Westmorland Road or Adelaide Terrace shops instead. Route 32A will be diverted and miss stops on Rye Hill, the east end of Elswick Road and Westmorland Road. Passengers should use stops on Westmorland Road near St Michael’s Church.

BY METRO

No planned works

BY TRAIN

In order to improve reliability, since August 22 LNER have begun running an amended timetable.