Residents

Bridge works and roadworks

Closures and works on the Tyne Bridge and the High Level Bridge, kept by hand from the councils' and contractors' notices, and live roadworks permits around the district. Check the date on each entry.

The Gateshead end of the Tyne Bridge under works: a long line of red and white cones with amber lamps and keep-left signs channelling traffic onto the bridge, a Swing Bridge direction sign and a Clean Air Zone sign, site fencing, a recovery truck parked on the closed lanes, and the bridge's arch with Newcastle's skyline beyond — The Gateshead end of the Tyne Bridge during the restoration works: traffic coned into the remaining lanes. October 2026.

Bridges

Tyne Bridge Works, no closure 2 Apr 2024 to 31 Dec 2026

Tyne Bridge restoration: east parapet and screen plates

Grit blasting and repainting inside the scaffolding on the east side, and repairs within the deck void. The west parapet and all road-deck steelwork are finished. Repairs and painting of the lower sections are due to finish by the end of 2026; that end date is the project's expectation, not a promise. Closures to build the scaffolding deck over the road for the arch work are listed separately below.

Source: tynebridge.org
Tyne Bridge Closed 23 Oct 2026 to 2 Nov 2026, from 23:00 Fri 23 Oct to 05:00 Mon 2 Nov

Tyne Bridge closed to everyone for ten days

No access for vehicles, pedestrians or cyclists over October half-term, while crews work around the clock to build a scaffolding deck over the road for the arch restoration. Drivers are asked to avoid central Newcastle and Gateshead and use the A1, the A19 Tyne Tunnel or Scotswood Bridge; on foot or by bike, use another river crossing: the High Level Bridge footway stays open (AmcoGiffen's list of closures, seen 10 October). Signed diversions.

Source: tynebridge.org
Tyne Bridge Overnight closures 2 Nov 2026 to 1 Dec 2026, 20:00–06:00, Mon–Fri nights

Tyne Bridge weekday overnight closures to traffic

Up to four weeks; not all nights may be needed. Late starts: 23:30 on 2 November, 22:00 on 5 and 27 November, and possibly 23:00 on other nights for football or events. Pedestrians and cyclists can still cross. A 4.95 m (16 ft 3 in) height limit will be introduced on the bridge (date not given); double-deckers fit under it.

Source: tynebridge.org
Tyne Bridge Overnight closures 15 Oct 2026 to 17 Oct 2026, 20:00–06:00

Tyne Bridge closed overnight, three nights

Overnight closures ahead of the full closure, while scaffolding work starts. Use another crossing.

Source: tynebridge.org
Nearby Closed 20 Oct 2026 to 22 Oct 2026

Gateshead High Street closed

Part of the preparation for the Tyne Bridge closure; the notice gives no hours or exact stretch.

Source: tynebridge.org

Schedule last updated 10 Oct 2026. AmcoGiffen's site office at the top of Half Moon Lane is running Network Rail's work on the High Level Bridge and is the place to ask about its programme. Know of a closure that isn't here? Tell us.

The Tyne Bridge seen downstream from the Swing Bridge on a sunny morning: a line of scaffolding poles along the deck under the green arch, a dark platform slung beneath the road, scaffolding on the Newcastle quayside below the left-hand tower, The Glasshouse and the Millennium Bridge beyond, and the Swing Bridge's timber pier in the foreground — The Tyne Bridge from the Swing Bridge, 11:55 on 11 October 2026, ahead of the October closures.

Roadworks near the district

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From the Department for Transport's Street Manager permits, within about a mile and a half of the estate. For the full map see one.network.

Bridges

Tyne Bridge restoration: east parapet and screen plates

Tyne Bridge closed to everyone for ten days

Tyne Bridge weekday overnight closures to traffic

Tyne Bridge closed overnight, three nights

Gateshead High Street closed

Roadworks near the district