Newcastle Ring Road Closures Today— 22 Active
Reported current and planned road closures, roadworks and lane restrictions for the Newcastle Western Bypass (A1(M), A167, A184). Source schedule details are shown where available. Updated Friday, 2 October 2026.
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Cramlington | mediumMedium impactActiveActive NowStarted: — Ends: — | |||||
Cramlington | mediumMedium impactActiveActive NowStarted: — Ends: — | |||||
Felling | mediumMedium impactActiveActive NowStarted: — Ends: — | |||||
Gateshead | mediumMedium impactActiveActive NowStarted: — Ends: — | |||||
Luton | mediumMedium impactActiveActive NowStarted: 25 Sept 2026 13:34 Ends: 9 Oct 2026 13:37 | |||||
Felling | mediumMedium impactActiveActive NowStarted: 7 Sept 2026 07:37 Ends: — | |||||
Spennymoor | mediumMedium impactActiveActive NowStarted: 29 Sept 2026 Ends: 5 Oct 2026 | |||||
Sacriston | mediumMedium impactActiveActive NowStarted: — Ends: — | |||||
Sacriston | mediumMedium impactActiveActive NowStarted: — Ends: — | |||||
Middlesbrough | mediumMedium impactUpcomingUpcomingStarts: 5 Oct 2026 19:00 Ends: 5 Oct 2026 22:59 | |||||
Middlesbrough | mediumMedium impactUpcomingUpcomingStarts: 5 Oct 2026 19:00 Ends: 5 Oct 2026 22:59 | |||||
Cramlington | mediumMedium impactUpcomingUpcomingStarts: 4 Oct 2026 23:00 Ends: 9 Oct 2026 23:00 | |||||
Middlesbrough | mediumMedium impactUpcomingUpcomingStarts: 6 Oct 2026 19:00 Ends: 7 Oct 2026 02:00 | |||||
Middlesbrough | mediumMedium impactUpcomingUpcomingStarts: 5 Oct 2026 19:00 Ends: 5 Oct 2026 22:59 | |||||
Middlesbrough | mediumMedium impactUpcomingUpcomingStarts: 15 Oct 2026 08:00 Ends: 15 Oct 2026 11:00 | |||||
Middlesbrough | mediumMedium impactUpcomingUpcomingStarts: 14 Oct 2026 08:00 Ends: 14 Oct 2026 14:00 | |||||
Bowburn | mediumMedium impactUpcomingUpcomingStarts: 16 Oct 2026 08:00 Ends: 16 Oct 2026 14:00 | |||||
Coxhoe | mediumMedium impactUpcomingUpcomingStarts: 15 Oct 2026 10:00 Ends: 15 Oct 2026 14:00 | |||||
Brandon | mediumMedium impactActiveActive NowStarted: 21 Sept 2026 08:00 Ends: — | |||||
Gateshead | mediumMedium impactActiveActive NowStarted: 16 Jul 2026 07:00 Ends: — | |||||
Cramlington | mediumMedium impactUpcomingUpcomingStarts: 11 Oct 2026 23:00 Ends: 15 Oct 2026 23:00 | |||||
Cramlington | mediumMedium impactUpcomingUpcomingStarts: 4 Oct 2026 23:00 Ends: 9 Oct 2026 23:00 |
About the Newcastle Ring Road
Newcastle's ring road system is centred on the A1(M) Western Bypass, which forms the western arc of the city's orbital route. The A167 and A184 complete the eastern and southern sections. The ring road connects the Tyne and Wear Metro network at several points and is managed by Newcastle City Council in partnership with Highways England for the motorway sections.
The Newcastle Ring Road is maintained by Newcastle City Council. UK-filtered disruption records are supplied through ClearRoute and shown here with available source schedule details.
Key Junctions on the Newcastle Ring Road
Current Disruption Summary — Newcastle Ring Road
Total Active
22
closures & works
Road Closures
0
full closures
Roadworks
20
planned works
Avg. Delay
~2m
estimated
Data reflects current active permits from the UK Street Manager system.
Closures Over the Past 7 Days — Newcastle Ring Road
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Road Closures on the Newcastle Ring Road
Newcastle's ring road system is centred on the A1(M) Western Bypass, which forms the western arc of the city's orbital route. The A167 and A184 complete the eastern and southern sections. The ring road connects the Tyne and Wear Metro network at several points and is managed by Newcastle City Council in partnership with Highways England for the motorway sections. Because the route is made up of several numbered roads, this page tracks closures across all of them — A1(M), A167, A184, A189 and A191, the route runs for about 15 miles and the responsible highway authority is Newcastle City Council. Closures are most disruptive around Scotswood Bridge junction, Blaydon junction, Team Valley junction and Birtley junction.
What the current Newcastle Ring Road records show
Of the 22 records currently published for Newcastle Ring Road, 11 are under way now and 11 are scheduled to start later. Locations affected include Middlesbrough, Cramlington, Felling and Gateshead. Recorded severity is medium (22). The latest scheduled end date on this page is 16 October.
Live closure details
Open a closure for its permit reference, exact timings and affected-road information.
- closure — UNC 27.5 (BETWEEN B6300 BROWNEY LANE AND A167 ), SUNDERLAND BRIDGE
- roadworks — SUNDERLAND ROAD FROM SHIELDS ROAD TO DUAL CARRIAGEWAY LINK TO SUNDERLAND ROAD A167 ROUNDABOUT, GATESHEAD
- roadworks — B6312 FROM SACRISTON TO A167, NETTLESWORTH
- roadworks — SUNDERLAND ROAD FROM SHIELDS ROAD TO DUAL CARRIAGEWAY LINK TO SUNDERLAND ROAD A167 ROUNDABOUT, GATESHEAD
- roadworks — A167 (FROM C184/HERMITAGE ROUNDABOUT TO B6312 PLAWSWORTH ROAD JUNCT), CHESTER MOOR
- roadworks — SUNDERLAND ROAD ROUNDABOUT TO DURHAM ROAD A167 SOUTHBOUND SLIP ROAD, GATESHEAD
- roadworks — SUNDERLAND ROAD FROM SHIELDS ROAD TO DUAL CARRIAGEWAY LINK TO SUNDERLAND ROAD A167 ROUNDABOUT, GATESHEAD
- roadworks — A167 (FROM DISTRICT BOUNDARY TO THINFORD ROUNDABOUT), SPENNYMOOR
- roadworks — A1 FROM J A6001 TO J A1M J10 S, MID BEDFORDSHIRE
- roadworks — A1M J59 LEAVE N, DARLINGTON