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Roadworks in Gateshead by area

Across the areas we cover there are 92 roadworks on now and 120 booked for the next month, and 42 of them close the road. Here is every area ranked, the closures this week and next, and who is doing the digging.

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92roadworks on nownot counting small pavement jobs
120coming upbooked for the next 30 days
42road closureson now or coming up
33closures this week and next25 in the next 7 days

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Busiest right now: Gateshead (98), Pelaw (56) and Birtley (42). The middle Gateshead area has 11, and 3 areas have none at all. Most road closures: Gateshead (31), Birtley (10) and Pelaw (9).

Every area, ranked

1GatesheadNE898534531
2PelawNE105625319
3BirtleyDH342182410
4PortobelloDH32915146
5BenshamNE8274233
6SwalwellNE162614126
7WhickhamNE16256195
8VigoDH32412121
9BlaydonNE21231495
10Mount PleasantNE8231493
11Barley MowDH321129–
12RytonNE40184148
13CrawcrookNE40174138
14Rowlands GillNE3915692
15TeamsNE8142123
16WinlatonNE21131032
17WardleyNE1012931
18DunstonNE11111103
19FellingNE109451
20Dunston HillNE118263
21SunnisideNE168171
22North SideDH37344
23GreensideNE406155
24WrekentonNE96332
25Low FellNE9633–
26Eighton BanksNE94222
27FellsideNE16413–
28DeckhamNE93121
29ChopwellNE17312–
30Blackhall MillNE17211–
31Lobley HillNE11101–
32StellaNE21110–

Roadworks on now or booked for the next 30 days within each area’s circle. Small pavement jobs aren’t counted (there are 84 of those). Areas overlap, so one job can count in more than one area. Tap a column to sort.

Roads closing this week and next

Station LaneRoad repairs in the roadBirtley8 NovGateshead Metropolitan Borough Council
Durham RoadRoad repairs in the roadBirtley8 NovGateshead Metropolitan Borough Council
Ravensworth RoadRoad repairs in the roadBirtley8 NovGateshead Metropolitan Borough Council
Edward RoadRoad repairs in the roadBirtley8 NovGateshead Metropolitan Borough Council
Front StreetRoad repairs in the roadWhickham8 NovGateshead Metropolitan Borough Council
King George AvenueRoad repairs in the road and on the pavementDunston Hill8 NovGateshead Metropolitan Borough Council
Ellison RoadRoad repairs in the roadDunston8 NovGateshead Metropolitan Borough Council
Durham RoadRoad repairs in the roadDeckham8 NovGateshead Metropolitan Borough Council
Cotemede Nos 2 To 12 And Staindrop Nos 2 To 18 And Leam Lane Nos 55 To 69 BackRoad repairs in the roadPelaw9 Nov to 11 NovGateshead Metropolitan Borough Council
StaindropRoad repairs in the roadPelaw9 Nov to 11 NovGateshead Metropolitan Borough Council
Bank TopRepairs to pipes or cables in the roadCrawcrook9 Nov to 11 NovNorthumbrian Water
Glynfellis Nos 37 To 55 And Woodwynd Nos 51 To 65Repairs to pipes or cables in the roadPelaw9 Nov to 13 NovNorthumbrian Water
Monarch RoadWork on pipes or cables in the road and on the pavementTeams11 Nov to 13 NovNorthumbrian Water
Skinnerburn RoadWork on pipes or cables in the road and on the pavementTeams11 Nov to 13 NovNorthumbrian Water
Galloping Green RoadRoad repairs in the roadEighton Banks16 NovGateshead Metropolitan Borough Council
Stowell Terrace BackRoad repairs in the roadFelling16 NovNorthumbrian Water
Montrose DriveRoad repairs in the roadWardley16 Nov to 18 NovGateshead Metropolitan Borough Council
Chapel Row BackWork on pipes or cables in the roadPortobello16 Nov to 15 DecNorthumbrian Water
North StreetWork on pipes or cables in the road and on the pavementPortobello16 Nov to 15 DecNorthumbrian Water
Eastbourne Avenue And Westbourne Avenue BackRepairs to pipes or cables in the roadBensham17 Nov to 19 NovOpenreach
Avondale Terrace BackRepairs to pipes or cables in the roadBensham17 Nov to 19 NovOpenreach
St Agnes Gardens NorthRoad repairs in the roadCrawcrook18 Nov to 19 NovGateshead Metropolitan Borough Council

22 road closures starting in the next 14 days, soonest first. Tap a road for the details. Dates are what was booked and can change.

Roads closed now

Partridge CloseRoad improvements in the roadPortobelloTodaySunderland City Council
Mount PleasantRoad repairs in the roadBirtleyTodayGateshead Metropolitan Borough Council
Lead Road From Leadgate To Spen LaneRepairs to pipes or cables in the road and on the vergeGreensideUntil 6 NovOpenreach
SouthlandsRoad repairs in the roadEighton BanksUntil 6 NovGateshead Metropolitan Borough Council
Sunderland Road To High Street Bus LinkRoad repairs in the roadGatesheadUntil 9 NovGateshead Metropolitan Borough Council
Tyne StreetWork on pipes or cables in the roadBlaydonUntil 18 NovNorthern Powergrid
Village HeightsRepairs to pipes or cables in the road and on the verge (emergency)GatesheadUntil 20 NovNorthumbrian Water
Gateshead Highway Lower Level - Park Lane To Sunderland Road RoundaboutRoad repairs in the road and on the pavement (emergency)GatesheadUntil 2 AprGateshead Metropolitan Borough Council
Centrelink - Autumn Drive To PipewellgateInfrastructure work in the roadTeamsUntil 31 MarNetwork Rail
PipewellgateRailway work in the road and on the pavementGatesheadUntil 31 MarNetwork Rail
Gateshead Highway To Askew Road And Quaysgate To Park LaneRoad repairs in the roadGatesheadUntil 1 JunGateshead Metropolitan Borough Council

11 road closures already under way, ending soonest first. Long closures are often for part of a road or part of the day.

Who is doing the digging

Northumbrian Water6229%
Gateshead Metropolitan Borough Council5626%
Northern Powergrid3617%
Northern Gas Networks2914%
Openreach209%
Network Rail31%
National Highways10%
Sunderland City Council10%
EE10%
Electricity Network Company10%

Roadworks on now or coming up across the areas we cover, by the company or council that booked them.

Where the figures come from

Roadworks and closures come from the Department for Transport’s Street Manager service, which every council and utility company in England uses to book works on the road. It is published once a month under the Open Government Licence, and the latest month we have is October 2026. We take the works the councils covering Gateshead publish, and count each area as a circle round its middle, the same as on its MeBabber page.

Dates are what was booked, and works often finish early or run late. Emergency repairs and works booked at short notice may not show until the next month. See our sources and their licences.

Roadworks in every area

Questions people ask

Which areas of Gateshead have the most roadworks?

Right now the areas with the most roadworks on or booked for the next month are Gateshead (98), Pelaw (56), Birtley (42), Portobello (29) and Bensham (27). The middle area has 11.

Which roads are closed in Gateshead this week?

25 road closures are on now or starting in the next seven days across the areas we cover, including Gateshead Highway To Askew Road And Quaysgate To Park Lane in Gateshead, Gateshead Highway Lower Level - Park Lane To Sunderland Road Roundabout in Gateshead and Sunderland Road To High Street Bus Link in Gateshead. The full list is on this page.

Who is doing the most roadworks in Gateshead?

Of the 212 roadworks on now or coming up, the most are by Northumbrian Water (62), Gateshead Metropolitan Borough Council (56) and Northern Powergrid (36). Water, gas, phone and electricity companies need a permit to dig up the road, the same as the councils.

How up to date are the roadworks figures?

They come from the Department for Transport’s Street Manager service, which publishes every permit once a month; the latest month we have is October 2026. Works booked at short notice, and emergency repairs, may not show until the next month’s figures arrive.