Motorists will face diversions as a busy road near Newcastle city centre is set to close for gas works.
Northern Gas Networks (NGN) has announced it will temporarily close the B6323 Ponteland Road at Heddon-on-the-Wall near Newcastle to fix a gas escape.
The North of England’s gas distributor, confirmed the repairs are to a medium pressure gas main located under the highway. To enable the works, two-way temporary traffic lights could be installed.