Council bosses have rejected a call to replace Newcastle’s “1970s monstrosity” Central Motorway with a tree-lined boulevard.
City chiefs were asked this week to consider getting rid of the busy road, which is used by around 70,000 vehicles every day. Brian Moore, the leader of the North East Party, claimed that the motorway “cuts off” the East End of Newcastle from the city centre and called for it to be scrapped as Newcastle City Council seeks to cut air pollution caused by traffic.
Addressing a full council meeting on Wednesday, Mr Moore called for the Central Motorway to be turned into a greenery-filled space that could be used by pedestrians, cyclists and public transport. On the other side of the Tyne, Gateshead Council has long planned to eventually create a similar development by demolishing the Gateshead Flyover.
