(09 Nov 2022, 5:48 pm)omnicity4659 wrote The traffic in and around north Newcastle is horrific, never seen anything as bad as it has been. Current journey time from Four Lane Ends to Gosforth Park is around 45 minutes (https://bustimes.org/vehicles/alcg-256-s.../335260688), and that's heading away from the issues.
It's disgraceful that the Matthew Bank works haven't been suspended to allow traffic to flow better, but that's what happens when you let councils, water boards and gas boards do whatever they want with the roads.
I've been monitoring traffic levels in Benton, Heaton and Gosforth tonight and to describe it as paralysed is an understatement...
That's just normal that to be fair, Sandy Lane has been an issue for awhile, the new traffic lights have made it worse - surprise surprise and it backs onto the roundabout and blocks the Newcastle junction.
The X7/X8 have been 40 minutes every night since the timetable change, I know there's the 2 bus stops along there now but the peak buses (or at least the X7) really needs to go via West Moor to avoid it like the old 363/364.