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A new review will consider the future of the body responsible for overseeing road investment and rail safety under a crackdown on red tape.
The government announced today (21 October) that it will assess regulators on whether their roles have become re…
Lane closures remain in force over the newly-built Allerdene Bridge, which is causing traffic congestion on the Birtley to Coal House section of the A1
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The A1 Birtley to Coal House motorway widening scheme, with the new and former …
The motorway southbound was closed southbound between Washington and Birtley at about 8.45am on Saturday (July 5) after reports of a “fault” with a horse truck.
Police, six fire crews including a rescue unit descended on the motorway.
A picture taken f…
The Western Highway in Lambton, Washington, remains closed this afternoon (May 8) following a two-vehicle crash at around 2.30pm today.
The stretch of road, that links to the A1(M), has led to tailbacks on the motorway as police urge motorists to find …
National Highways has announced that full southbound closures on the A1 (M) will continue into next week.
The southbound road was closed overnight from Thursday into Friday for “investigations and remedial work”. It comes after issues with mine working…
There are a number of road closures in place across the North East this week, with drivers advised to plan their journeys accordingly.
Some roads are fully closed while others have lane closures in place from Monday, October 30 until Sunday, November 5…
Workers at Go North East are due to begin a continuous walkout on Saturday, October 28, which will result in all of the operator’s services being cancelled until further notice.
Passengers have already endured major disruption during two week-long stri…
A Tory minister has insisted his Government can be trusted to deliver on the latest promise to dual the A1 in Northumberland[1], despite decades of setbacks.
The long-debated dualling of a section of the road between Morpeth and Ellingham was named thi…
The Office of Rail & Road (ORR), in its annual assessment of National Highways, reports that National Highways[1] did not meet its 2022 delivery plan goals for enhancements – missing one of its nine start of work (SOW) commitments and three of its 1…
Police are appealing for more information after the windscreen of a stationary bus was smashed on Durham Road in Birtley nearly two months ago (February 16).
Northumbria Police said they received a report of vandalism at 7:50pm and have issued a pictur…