Overnight works to replace some of the safety barriers along the A1058 Coast Road in North Tyneside begin later this month.
Road users are advised that, adjacent to the working area, there will be a temporary 30mph speed limit at all times and overnight lane restrictions.
The works are being managed for North Tyneside Council by its partner Capita.
The section of barriers requiring immediate replacement stretches from the boundary with Newcastle (near the Wills Building) to near the Silverlink junction.
Subject to factors such as the weather, works in this area will start on Monday, June 17 and last at least six weeks.
During working hours, which will be from 7pm to 6am, the Coast Road’s outside lane next to the working area will be closed in both directions.
For safety reasons the speed limit next to the working area will be temporarily reduced to 30mph at all times until the works are completed.
There will be some unavoidable noise during the works, however the team will work hard to minimise disturbance. Most of the excavation works will be carried out by hand while the noisiest works, such as cutting barriers and drilling, will be carried out earlier in the evening wherever possible.
North Tyneside Council would like to apologise in advance for any inconvenience caused by the works.
The 70mph speed limit on the A1058 Coast Road, from the boundary with Newcastle (near the Wills Building) to just before the Silverlink junction, will be restored after the safety barriers have been replaced along this whole length.
Since October 2023, a temporary 50mph speed limit has been in place on the 70mph section of the A1058 Coast Road. It was introduced as a precaution after a central reservation safety barrier showed evidence of corrosion.
Subsequent inspections of the central reservation safety barriers showed that some barriers required replacement.
Site investigations were carried out in February 2024 in preparation for the barrier replacement works, which are starting this month.