Drivers faced rush hour chaos on the A1 on Tyneside after roadworks on the major road overran on Tuesday morning.
Overnight roadworks on the southbound stretch between junctions 68 and 65 in Gateshead were due to end at 6am but faulty plant equipment reportedly ended up blocking the carriageway.
It meant drivers were being diverted around the blockage until around 9am, causing huge tailbacks from the Metrocentre right the way back to Seaton Burn.
