Road re-surfacing and closures

Drivers are advised that stretches of road across Sunderland will be closed for resurfacing in the coming week as Sunderland City Council continues its £5.7m investment in the city's roads and footways.

As part of the work to improve the condition of over 200 of the city's streets, Villette Road in Hendon will be closed on Sunday 20 and Sunday 27 February for resurfacing works with diversions in place.

These works are just some of major re-surfacing projects currently programmed by Sunderland City Council and have been programmed to coincide with periods of reduced traffic on these roads.

Further works in the coming weeks include the re-surfacing of part of A690 Durham Road, which will see the road partially closed from 8am to 6pm on Sunday 20 March.

B1291 Thompson Road will also be resurfaced, with a closure in place 9.30am - 3pm on Monday 28 March.

The full re-surfacing programme, including associated road closures, is available on the council's website at Roads and bridges - Sunderland City Council.

Funding for the works is provided through the council's Local Transport Plan and Incentive Fund allocation, its capital budget and the Government's Pothole Fund.

Deputy Leader of Sunderland City Council, Councillor Claire Rowntree, said: "Maintaining roads is a key part of this council's commitment to improving highways and infrastructure across Sunderland, and re-surfacing is an important part of this.

"While these works are necessary, we appreciate that road closures can cause an inconvenience, and always carry out resurfacing works during quieter periods where possible. I would like to thank drivers and residents for their patience and understanding through the disruption caused by these unavoidable and necessary road closures."