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£7.2m project to improve Coast Road safety and reduce congestion to begin next week

With Road Safety Week at the forefront of council minds across the country, coupled with transport links high on the Chancellor’s budget agenda, North Tyneside Council has announced that work will begin next week on a £7.2m project to improve safety and reduce congestion on the A1058 Coast Road.

The route is one of the busiest in North Tyneside and used by around 45,000 vehicles each day. By 2029 it is expected this will have increased by 15 per cent to 51,000.

North Tyneside Council successfully applied to the North East Local Enterprise Partnership to fund improvements at two key junctions, Norham Road Bridge and Billy Mill Roundabout.

The project, which is being managed for the council by its partner Capita, will make journeys safer and quicker for drivers, public transport users, pedestrians and cyclists.

On Monday, November 30, work will start with the diversion of underground cables on the B1316 Lynn Road and the A1058 Beach Road, near Billy Mill Roundabout. This will be carried out during off-peak hours (9.30am to 3pm) and therefore no delays are expected to road users during peak periods.

Cllr John Harrison, cabinet member responsible for Housing and Transport, said: “It is fantastic news for the borough that we have been able to secure such significant investment in our roads infrastructure in North Tyneside.

“These improvements will make the road safer for drivers, pedestrians and cyclists, help traffic move more easily and remove some significant pinch points that currently affect journey times.

“We appreciate the impact of this type of project but we are committed to keeping disruption to a minimum. We have set up a dedicated newsletter to keep road users up to date with the improvement programme and urge anyone who travels on the Coast Road to sign up to it.”

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