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• M1 J42 northbound exit | Northbound | Broken down vehicle
  13 May 2026
  Location : The M1 northbound exit slip at junction J42 . Lane Closures : The hard shoulder and lane 1 are closed. Reason : Broken down vehicle. Status : Currently Active. Time To Clear : The event is expected to clear between 00:15 and 00:30 on 14 May 2026. Return To Normal : Normal traffic […]
• M180 eastbound between J1 and J2 | Eastbound | Road Works
  13 May 2026
  Location : The M180 eastbound between junctions J1 and J2 . Lane Closures : Lane one will be closed. Reason : Roadworks are planned. Status : Pending. Schedule : From 23:00 on 20 May 2026 to 06:00 on 21 May 2026. Lanes Closed : There will be one of three lanes closed.
• A63 eastbound exit at a minor junction between A1034 and A15 | Eastbound | Road Works
  13 May 2026
  Location : The A63 eastbound. Reason : Roadworks. Status : Currently Active. Period : expect disruption until 06:00 on 14 May 2026. Lanes Closed : All lanes are closed.
• A63 eastbound at a minor junction between A1034 and A15 | Eastbound | Road Works
  13 May 2026
  Location : The A63 eastbound between the M62 and the junction with the A15 . Reason : Roadworks. Status : Currently Active. Period : expect disruption until 06:00 on 14 May 2026. Lanes Closed : All lanes are closed.
• A63 eastbound at a minor junction between A1034 and A15 | Eastbound | Road Works
  13 May 2026
  Location : The A63 eastbound between the M62 and the junction with the A15 . Reason : Roadworks scheme. Status : Currently Active. Period : from 23:00 on 13 May 2026 to 06:00 on 14 May 2026.

• Scotswood Road crash LIVE: Emergency services called as one taken to hospital
  One lane is currently closed as officers remain at the scene
• Full list of North East road closures and roadworks this week
  All the planned road closures and roadworks across the region for the week beginning Monday, May 11
• BMW driver led police on dangerous high-speed chase and drove wrong way down A66
  Aaron Drummond fled from officers when they tried to pull him over after spotting a BMW that had been reported as stolen
• One taken to hospital after three-vehicle collision in Newcastle
  Two ambulance crews attended the scene and assessed two patients, with one transported to Newcastle's Royal Victoria Infirmary (RVI) for further treatment
• Road closures confirmed for Radio 1's Big Weekend at Herrington Park in Sunderland
  Roads will be closed around Herrington Park from 8am on Friday, May 22 until 1am each day during the event; with all roads expected to be fully reopened by 1am on Monday, May 25.
• How to get to Radio 1's Big Weekend – all the travel advice you need for huge Sunderland event
  Excitement is building ahead of the three-day festival in Herrington Country Park, with more than 100,000 people expected across the weekend