A1 Road Closures: Everything You Need to Know
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The A1 is a very busy motorway, so it can be incredibly frustrating when there are a number of road closures in place. So, instead of heading out unaware of when and where these closures will be underway, we thought it would be useful to a lot of North East drivers to know exactly what’s going on over the next few weeks.
Thanks to some research from ITV, we can provide you with all of the important information.
Between 8pm and 6pm, the following road closures will be underway (although, be aware that there will be diversions in place).
27th March – Carriageway closure southbound at junction 56 Barton. Carriageway closure northbound and southbound at Scotch Corner interchange and a partial closure of Scotch Corner interchange.
28 – 31st March – Carriageway closure southbound at junction 56 and a partial closure of Scotch Corner roundabout.
1 – 2nd April – Partial closure of Scotch Corner interchange.
In addition to this, from 8pm on 3 March until mid April the junction 56 northbound exit slip will be closed 24/7 with a diversion.
Also,
“There is a 50mph limit in operation over Blaydon Haugh Viaduct between junction 73 to junction 74 in Newcastle due to the installation of temporary plates over defective viaduct joints.” (ITV)
So, from 27 March – 2 April there will be a carriageway closure northbound between 8pm and 6am.
Between Northumberland and Morpeth,
“There will be work ongoing until spring 2017 for the construction of a bypass. There will be various phases of daytime and night time lane and carriageway closures, with narrow lanes and a 40mph speed restriction in place.” (ITV)
So, on 31 March there will be a carriageway closure in place north and southbound between 8pm and 6am with diversions.
If you have any more information about road closures, please let us know down below.