News on Safe Gosforth High Street

Dear Project Subscriber,

Some amendments are being made to the scheme, work will start on 2nd August 2021:

• Social distancing measures on Gosforth High Street in the main shopping area to be largely retained.

• Withdrawal of any existing or intended measures southbound towards Hollywood Avenue.

• Removal of existing restrictions south of Hollywood Avenue to restore 2 running traffic lanes southbound towards Church Road. This means that car lanes will still need to merge after Christon Road as the bus lane remains.

• Cycle lanes in both directions will be retained and protected by wands to facilitate cycling whilst public transport capacity is reduced.

• At the Church Road junction, there will be 2 lanes on the southbound side, one left only into Church Road and one straight on. Buses can go straight on from the inside lane and the social distancing measures outside the Queen Victoria pub will be removed to facilitate the merge south of the junction.

• The former right turn pocket into Salters Road will not be reinstated yet.