Getting around Tyneside during The Great North Run
By Paul Smith • Oct 4th, 2008 • Category: events
Those who can, run. The rest of us watch it on the telly. Or get annoyed that we can’t drive anywhere in Tyneside for the best part of a day.
Tomorrow it’s time again for the world’s most popular half marathon, the Great North Run.
If you’re not taking part and instead planning to head out to see the parents / shops / toby carvery over the weekend, here’s some info on what’s going on with regards to transport across Newcastle and Tyneside.
The event follows the usual route from the starting line at Spital Tongues to South Shields, via the A167 central motorway, the Tyne Bridge, Felling bypass, the A194, John Reid Road, King George Road, Prince Edward Road, Redwell Lane and the coast road.
Road closures around the starting point will begin from 8pm tonight. The central motorway to the Tyne Bridge will close at 8.45am, the route through Gateshead via Park Lane roundabout, Felling bypass to White Mare Pool will close at 9am, and the route through South Shields to the coast road will close at 9.45am. The coast road will close at 9am.
Many roads should reopen after the runners have passed through and the streets have been cleaned, which may not be until 5pm in the case of Newcastle and Gateshead.
Extra metro services will run across the network, although Haymarket Metro station will only be open to inbound passengers from 7am until the start of the race.
The cross-Tyne Ferry between South and North Shields will run two ferries continuously, from 8am to 6pm. There will be a continuous bus service between Bents Park Road and either Newcastle or Heworth, and a shuttle service between Bents Park Road and Church Way.
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If you are a spectator and live within a few miles of the end then cycling can be the best way to get to and from the finish line. Most roads that are closed for access only are still open to cyclists, and the Police will often wave you thought most road blocks anyway. This obviously excludes the roads used by the runners. If you are from the north of the Tyne do not forget that we have a pedestrian and cycle tunnel between Jarrow and Hadrian Road.
The queues for the Metro have stretched down the hight street in past years, and following stations also have queues as there is little space on the westbound Metro trains. The queue for the ferry can be long, but it is often quicker to take that and catch the Metro at North Shields. Remember the North Shields Metro station is up a bit of a hill from the ferry.
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