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Nine-day Metro line closure in August
Metro passengers are being reminded that a busy section of the line between North Tyneside and Newcastle will close for nine days in August.
Nexus confirmed that buses will replace trains between Wallsend and St James in Newcastle during the last week of the school summer holidays from Saturday, August 24, to Sunday, September 1, while structural repairs are carried out on four different Metro bridges and a section of tunnel in the Manors area.
The replacement bus service number 900 will run in both directions in the affected area, calling at or near all Metro stations on the route.
The closure means that along the affected Yellow Line no Metros will be available from St James, Manors, Byker, Chillingham Road or Walkergate stations for the nine consecutive days, while at Wallsend trains will only be available towards the coast, and at Monument trains will only be available to the coast via Jesmond and Gosforth, as well as to the Airport and Sunderland on the Green Line. The line will re-open on Monday, September 2.
Busy on A167 Central Motorway in Newcastle
There is congestion on the A167 Central Motorway East, heading southbound
Congestion on A167 Gateshead Highway
This is how the A167 Gateshead Highway is looking northbound
Traffic builds up at Tyne Tunnel
The A19 Tyne Tunnel is looking busy in both directions.
The travel time northbound is 15 minutes.
Busy on A184 Felling Bypass
Traffic is queueing on the A184 Felling Bypass Westbound around A185 / B1426 Shields Road (Heworth traffic lights).
One lane on A1 in County Durham closed
One lane is closed due to emergency road repairs on the A1 Southbound from J62 A690 (Carrville) to J61 A688 Tursdale Road (Bowburn).
Traffic is coping well.
Slow traffic on A1 Western Bypass
Traffic is currently slow on the A1 Western Bypass Northbound around A167 Angel Of The North coming from Chester-le-Street.
Travel time is ten minutes.
