Western Bypass roadworks at their peak, High Level closing, remodelling in the city centre, Gatesheads never ending roadworks…it’s a perfect storm of planners ineptitude

I was thinking completely extreme and non doable scenarios in my mind

X10 omits Gateshead and Heworth and goes via Tyne Tunnel. Connections maintained by metro

X21 and Stanley services via Scotwood Bridge

Terminate service at Metrocentre and offer onward train or shuttle bus connections via suitable route (opens up Scotswood or Redheugh)

I think it’s really only the peak where we’ll see the mass disruption and we sort of see a lower level of that now.