A £110m upgrade on the A1 in Newcastle has now been completed following two-and-a-half years of construction.
More than 1,900 people have worked on the Scotswood to North Brunton project, which has involved creating an additional lane in both directions between junctions 74 and 79 - a distance of five miles.
The upgrade has been delivered by National Highways and the Costain Jacobs Partnership and has cost in the region of £110m. Construction took two-and-a-half years to complete and two thirds of those who have worked on the project were from the local area.
