(08 Jul 2014, 8:54 pm)Drifter60 wrote I'd say operating a shuttle bus Wearmouth Bridge-Sunderland Interchange would be the only option. Doubled decked operation I imagine. Have all services terminating at North Bridge Street like 35's to Houghton/Hetton, then shuttle bus to interchange the 35's back the other way.
Pretty much how I envisaged it to be honest.
There may be another option (like aureolin's metro idea), but sending every cross river service over the river, is just going to make the situation worse.
The only other solution - would be to restrict the bridge to buses only. All other vehicles would then be diverted via the a19.
How it would be managed, is another thing.