All the Great North Run road closures affecting Newcastle, Gateshead and South Shields
Preparations are all in place for the return of the Great North Run this September as the city awaits the arrival of around 60,000 participants taking part in the iconic half-marathon, not to mention their family and friends who will be supporting the runners along the13.2 route.
The big day for what will be the 42nd outing of the Great North Run[1] is Sunday, September 10 and the buzz in already building in the city. Once again it will be all eyes on the North East as the world-famous run from Newcastle city centre[2] to South Shields[3] plays out in the national spotlight.
Those taking part will be busy already on planning out their day and, for many, the all-important details of how to get to and from the start and finish lines are paramount. For more information including parking and travel advice as well as suggestions of top viewing spots for spectators to watch the day’s action, see here[4].
An event as large as the Great North Run requires a lot of road closures of course and not just of those used by the route. Several adjacent roads will be out of bounds to cars too for certain times during the build-up to the run, the event itself and then for a period afterwards.
Here is a guide to road closures to expect on Great North Run day, Sunday, September 10 and, of course, the Tyne Bridge will be shut to traffic throughout too. As the list shows, the Central Motorway, where the run starts, will see some closures on Saturday, September 9 too.
Great North Run road closures
A167 Central Motorway
From 8pm on Saturday, September 9 until 6.30pm on Sunday, September 10
A167 Central Motorway. Cowgate Roundabout/ Grandstand Rd Interchange to Great North Rd (B1318 Interchange)
A167 Central Motorway, Great North Road
From 8.45am until 5pm on Sunday
A167 Central Motorway, closed from Great North Road Interchange (B1318) to Park Lane (A184)
A184
From 9am until 5pm on Sunday
A184 PArk Lane/Felling Bypass to Whitemare Pool Interchange
A184 (M)
From 9.45am until 4pm onSunday
Whitemare Pool Interchange/Leam Lane to John Reid Road Roundabout (A1300)
John Reid Rd (A1300)
From 9.45am until 4pm onSunday
John Reid Rd (A1300) to Prince Edward Rd (A1300) to Redwell Lane/Coast Rd (A183) roundabout
Coast Road (A183)
From 8am until 5.30pm on Sunday
Coast Road (A183) closed from Redwell Lane to Mowbray Road
Bents Park Road
From 2.45am on Sunday until 5.30pm
Coast Road (A183)
From 2pm until 5.30pm on Sunday
Coast Road (A183) closed from Marsden Rock to Redwell Lane (Northbound only)
References
- ^ Great North Run (www.chroniclelive.co.uk)
- ^ Newcastle city centre (www.chroniclelive.co.uk)
- ^ South Shields (www.chroniclelive.co.uk)
- ^ here (www.chroniclelive.co.uk)
- ^