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***Newcastle Historian*** · May 9th, 2012, 12:12 PM

No end in sight to tailbacks for Western Bypass motorists
by Adrian Pearson, The Journal, May 9th 2012

Traffic on the A1 Western Bypass

EFFORTS to secure Western Bypass upgrade cash have met with failure after ministers snubbed one of the country’s most congested roads.

While motorists using the A19 through North Tyneside have cause to celebrate with up to £170m of road investment, those using the A1 Western Bypass in Newcastle and Gateshead face a decade more of regular rush hour gridlock.

Ministers setting out transport priorities for spending in 2015 onwards turned down pleas from Gateshead and Newcastle councils to see a £75m relief road built to ease traffic problems on the A1. Under plans put to the Department for Transport, funding would have been used to put together the business case for a new relief road from the Lobley Hill junction to the A184 on what is now Britain’s third busiest stretch of road.

Despite the 123,400 vehicles using the Western bypass every day – seeing the road operate at three times its maximum capacity – it has repeatedly failed to attract investment.

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*Newcastle Historian* Moderator and Archivist Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Newcastle upon Tyne Posts: 15,098 Likes (Received): 70	No end in sight to tailbacks for Western Bypass motorists by Adrian Pearson, The Journal, May 9th 2012 Traffic on the A1 Western Bypass EFFORTS to secure Western Bypass upgrade cash have met with failure after ministers snubbed one of the country’s most congested roads. While motorists using the A19 through North Tyneside have cause to celebrate with up to £170m of road investment, those using the A1 Western Bypass in Newcastle and Gateshead face a decade more of regular rush hour gridlock. Ministers setting out transport priorities for spending in 2015 onwards turned down pleas from Gateshead and Newcastle councils to see a £75m relief road built to ease traffic problems on the A1. Under plans put to the Department for Transport, funding would have been used to put together the business case for a new relief road from the Lobley Hill junction to the A184 on what is now Britain’s third busiest stretch of road. Despite the 123,400 vehicles using the Western bypass every day – seeing the road operate at three times its maximum capacity – it has repeatedly failed to attract investment. Read More - http://www.journallive.co.uk/north-e...#ixzz1uMkDQKxE