Drivers warned of disruption as work planned for Newcastle Road in South Shields

South Tyneside Council is planning temporary road closures on the eastbound carriageway on Newcastle Road, South Shields – west of its junction with Shaftesbury Avenue – between July 4 and July 11.

It is taking out a temporary closure notice is to enable it to carry out road resurfacing work.

The order, under the terms of the Road Traffic Act, says closure periods will be signposted and that the alternative route will be via John Reid Road, Boldon Lane, Hudson Street, Western Approach and Newcastle Road.

The information in this story came from a public notice published in the Shields Gazette newspaper.

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