Members of the public are advised that a stretch of the Northern Promenade on the seafront at Whitley Bay is closed while work being carried out by North Tyneside Council to improve the area is undertaken.
The exciting project involves brightening up the popular seafront strip with new surfacing and street furniture as part of the council’s £36m Seafront Master Plan to revitalise the coast from Cullercoats Bay to St Mary’s Island.
There will temporarily be no access to the promenade between Watts Road and Duke’s Walk – the area around the Rendezvous Cafe.
Sections of the promenade will reopen as stages of work are completed and the Links will remain open. Businesses at Duke’s Walk will also continue to operate as normal and the skate park will stay open but will not be accessible from the promenade.
Members of the public are also asked to take note of various path closures in place around the seafront and check information displays. Any closures are clearly signed along with alternative routes and access points to the beach are also displayed.
The closures are necessary to allow vehicles to access the promenade with materials needed to carry out the work.