(06 Dec 2022, 9:39 am)omnicity4659 wrote southbound at Dunston, so shouldn't affect anything heading north before getting into Gateshead

however I wouldn't be surprised if the impact down there was underreported, as traffic on the A19 southbound was queuing from the tunnel to Dudley Lane as a result of the closure but didn't hear anything about that.

Aye probably just playing safe as they didn't know what the closure was. Easier to say just go through both directions. The traffic seems to have been horrendous all over the place this morning mind.