Road closures in County Durham to avoid this weekend

One of them is expected to cause delays of between 10 minutes and half an hour.

The latest expected works list, with notes from National Highways, shows that five closures already in place are expected to carry on this week:

• A1(M), from 6am October 3 to 6am November 16, slight delays (under 10 minutes): A1M northbound, junction 60 to junction 61, lane closure for vehicle safety fence works.

• A66, from 8pm October 20 to 6am November 23, slight delays (under 10 minutes): A66 westbound, Old Spittal to Cumbrian Border, Lane closure with speed restriction for Renewal of weather station.

• A66, from 7pm November 4 to 6am November 14, slight delays (under 10 minutes): A66 eastbound and westbound, Bowes to Rokeby Park, diversion route, and signage for LA off network works.

• A19, from 8pm July 22 to 6am December 21, moderate delays (10-30 minutes): A19 north and southbound, A182 Easington to B1320 Peterlee Interchange, temporary 50 mph speed limit.

• A19, from 8pm September 18 2023 to 5.30pm February 25, 2025, slight delays (under 10 minutes): A19 north and southbound, A182 Cold Hesledon Interchange, carriageway and lane closures for maintenance works.

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And a further two closures will begin over the next two weeks:

• A1(M), from 8pm November 18 to 6am November 21, slight delays (under 10 minutes): A1M northbound, junction 59 to 60, Lane closure for VRS Repair.

• A1(M), from 8pm November 18 to 6am November 20, moderate delays (10-30 minutes): A1M southbound, junction 61 to junction 60, carriageway closure and lane closure for carriageway repair.

National Highways is responsible for maintaining motorways and major A-roads, so closures of smaller roads will not be included in their schedule.