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Road changes North of Morpeth
IT’S all change for motorists North of Morpeth, Northumberland.
The road network into and out of the town has a completely new look since the opening of the £30m Northern Bypass on Tuesday.
There is a new interchange connecting drivers to the A1, and old junctions at Northgate have been closed, both North and South.
The changes have puzzled some motorists who have grown accustomed to the long established access routes.
It now takes a little longer for anyone travelling from Morpeth onto the A697 to places like Heighley Gate, Longhorsley and Wooler, or onto the A1 to Felton, Alnwick and beyond.
Travelling North out of Morpeth, a roundabout takes drivers left towards the A1, or right onto the new bypass in the direction of Pegswood, Ashington and South East Northumberland.
Going straight over the roundabout now accesses only Northgate, Fairmoor, Morpeth cemetery, and the junction West to Netherwittton.
Join us on a video tour of the new set-up.
Happy motoring!
Morpethbypass
A £30m scheme to ease traffic congestion in the market town of Morpeth, Northumberland, went on show today. People's views on the new road were sought at the second of two exhibitions at the Town Hall. Consultation on the plans runs until September 17. Traffic in Morpeth is expected to increase by 20 percent in the next 20 years. A new road would reduce noise and pollution and ease delays. Consent for the road is expected to be sought in November. Seventy percent of the cost would be met by Government, the rest funded by Northumberland County Council. One property would have to be demolished to make way for the bypass. The new road would also provide access to three potential development sites. Land at Northgate is earmarked for employment use and further north of Lancaster Park for offices. The new route would include a St George's roundabout, giving potential access to brownfield land at the former psychiatric hospital site. Further information is available at morpethnorthernbypass.org