Weekend changes to A19 junction roadworks

Changes to the current traffic management will be in place between Friday 26 February at 21:00 and Sunday 28 February at 18:00. The planned works are as follows: 

• Friday 26 at 21:00 - A690 eastbound will be closed between the A182 exit slip road and A19 roundabout to undertake drainage work and switch traffic management to the new phase. The existing lane closures on the roundabout and A19 northbound entry slip will remain in place.

• Sunday 28 at 7:00 - A690 roundabout circulatory carriageway will be reduced to one lane open with lane closures on all approaches to the roundabout; the lane closure on the A19 northbound entry slip and the full closure on the A690 eastbound will also remain in place.

• Sunday 28 at 18:00 - Works and traffic management phase switch are anticipated to be complete. The A690 will reopen with two full time lanes, the A19 northbound entry slip will be reduced to one lane and the circulatory carriageway leading to the A19 northbound entry slip will be reduced to two lanes.

Sunderland City Council's Cabinet Member for Dynamic City, Councillor Rebecca Atkinson, said: "As a council we are committed to continually upgrading and improving our highways network for residents and businesses.

"Due to the national lockdown currently in place, there is a significant reduction in traffic at the junction at the moment, so we are taking this opportunity to undertake essential work at a time that allows disruption to be minimised.

"We would like to thank motorists and residents for their patience as we complete these upgrades."

Work to date includes an additional lane added to the A19 southbound exit slip road and westbound B1286 City Way. Alterations to traffic signal equipment, street lighting, footways and landscaping within these areas are also near completion.

The current drainage works are being carried out to support an additional lane to be constructed on the A690 Durham Road eastbound entry to the junction. Alterations to traffic signal equipment, street lighting, footways and landscaping will follow.