(26 Jun 2021, 6:16 pm)Wybus wrote This is more car related than bus related, but say you were coming up the A1 or coming down Lobley Hill, and you wanted to make your way towards the Central Motorway, maybe say to head towards the Coast Road, now they’ve closed the end of Askew Road, which way are you supposed to go?

I'd simply move the pollution problem to another part of Gateshead, see what white paint had been thrown about in while abandon and navigate through the town centre - before joining the A167 at some point (either at the flyover or outside Tesco) and scooting on to the Tyne Bridge.