(26 May 2015, 1:58 pm)MurdnunoC wrote I don't think a South Shields-North Shields/Tynemouth tunnel or bridge is necessarily needed however I do think further crossings are required to alleviate congestion. If it were up to me I'd build two: one between Bill Quay/Hebburn and Walker; and the second between Elswick/Paradise and Metrocentre.  

It'd be interesting to see how feasible a light railway crossing between North Shields and South Shields Metro stations would be.