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The A1 in Tyne and Wear is closed southound between J73 (Blaydon) and J71 (The Metro Centre) for emergency resurfacing works
The A1 in Tyne and Wear is closed southound between J73 (Blaydon) and J71 (The Metro Centre) for emergency resurfacing works
The A1 in Tyne and Wear is closed southound between J73 (Blaydon) and J71 (The Metro Centre) for emergency resurfacing works
⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 37 minutes. Monitoring continues.
The A1 in Tyne and Wear is closed southound between J73 (Blaydon) and J71 (The Metro Centre) for emergency resurfacing works
⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 1h 12m. Monitoring continues.
The A1 in Tyne and Wear is closed southound between J73 (Blaydon) and J71 (The Metro Centre) for emergency resurfacing works
⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 1h 47m. Monitoring continues.
The A1 in Tyne and Wear is closed southound between J73 (Blaydon) and J71 (The Metro Centre) for emergency resurfacing works
⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 2h 22m. Monitoring continues.
The A1 in Tyne and Wear is closed southound between J73 (Blaydon) and J71 (The Metro Centre) for emergency resurfacing works
⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 2h 57m. Monitoring continues.
The A1 in Tyne and Wear is closed southound between J73 (Blaydon) and J71 (The Metro Centre) for emergency resurfacing works
⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 3h 32m. Monitoring continues.
The A1 in Tyne and Wear is closed southound between J73 (Blaydon) and J71 (The Metro Centre) for emergency resurfacing works
⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 4h 7m. Monitoring continues.
The A1 in Tyne and Wear is closed southound between J73 (Blaydon) and J71 (The Metro Centre) for emergency resurfacing works
⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 4h 42m. Monitoring continues.
The A1 in Tyne and Wear is closed southound between J73 (Blaydon) and J71 (The Metro Centre) for emergency resurfacing works
⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 5h 17m. Monitoring continues.
The A1 in Tyne and Wear is closed southound between J73 (Blaydon) and J71 (The Metro Centre) for emergency resurfacing works
⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 5h 52m. Monitoring continues.
The A1 in Tyne and Wear is closed southound between J73 (Blaydon) and J71 (The Metro Centre) for emergency resurfacing works
⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 6h 27m. Monitoring continues.
The A1 in Tyne and Wear is closed southound between J73 (Blaydon) and J71 (The Metro Centre) for emergency resurfacing works
⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 7h 2m. Monitoring continues.
The A1 in Tyne and Wear is closed southound between J73 (Blaydon) and J71 (The Metro Centre) for emergency resurfacing works
⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 7h 37m. Monitoring continues.
The A1 in Tyne and Wear is closed southound between J73 (Blaydon) and J71 (The Metro Centre) for emergency resurfacing works
⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 8h 12m. Monitoring continues.
The A1 in Tyne and Wear is closed southound between J73 (Blaydon) and J71 (The Metro Centre) for emergency resurfacing works
✅ Incident cleared — A1 reopened at 05:45 on 5 Aug 2026. Total disruption: 8h 32m. All lanes open, traffic returning to normal.
The A1 in Tyne and Wear is closed southound between J73 (Blaydon) and J71 (The Metro Centre) for emergency resurfacing works
Wording as published by National Highways, recorded as it changed.
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