With one week to go until the major restoration of the iconic Tyne Bridge starts, the local authorities have released the following advice.

The four-year restoration of the Tyne Bridge will begin in less than two weeks. The multi-million-pound programme will return the iconic structure to its former glory.

New measures are being introduced to help keep buses running smoothly on key routes during the Tyne Bridge restoration works.

The Worshipful Mayor of Gateshead, Councillor Eileen McMaster, revealed the plaque on March 13.

ICE President Professor Anusha Shah met the team behind the project during a visit to the North East.

The installation and encapsulation of the Gateshead quayside scaffold has marked the first key milestone on the major programme of work to restore the Tyne Bridge.

Work to the main bridge deck will begin on 2nd April 2024.

More than £35 million of funding for the restoration of the Tyne Bridge has finally been signed off by the Government.

Lane restrictions are required for the installation of kittiwake hotels.

Delays expected. Please allow more time for your journey.

People are being warned that major travel disruption is expected at this stage of the four-year ambitious programme.

Passers by will see a notable change around the Gateshead tower of the bridge.

Restoration work to a North East icon is set to get underway from Monday (11 September).

Leaders from across the North East have come together to show their support for the restoration works to the iconic Tyne Bridge.

Final plans are being made for the start of an ambitious restoration of the iconic Tyne Bridge from this September.

The level of deterioration and extent of restoration works required for one of the region’s most iconic landmarks have been revealed in a new report, with council chiefs vowing to restore it to its former glory.

A report setting out the major maintenance works programme for the Tyne Bridge will go before Newcastle and Gateshead councils next month.

Vital inspection work on the Tyne Bridge is entering its final stages.

A series of closures and lane restrictions will be put in place as vital inspection work is carried out on the Tyne Bridge.

Another new major milestone reached in the restoration of the region’s most iconic landmark.