A busy section of the Metro line in North Tyneside is to close for five days while overhead line renewal work is carried out.
Nexus, the public body which owns and manages Metro, will carry out the major line closure between Benton and North Shields from Monday, July 31 to Friday, August 4. The five-day closure will deliver new overhead line along a 2km section, forming part of a £36.4m wire renewal programme that started in 2011 and is expected to run through to 2025.
The focus of the work will be on the stretch of line between Tynemouth and Monkseaton, but in order to carry out the work safely, the area of closure needs to be wider as high voltage power needs to be turned off. During the closure, signalling upgrades, track renewal, station improvements and vegetation clearance will also be carried out.
