Both lanes of the A19 southbound between the A189 and A1056 near Cramlington are still closed. National Highways now expects it to clear by 2.30am.

Update, 8.33pm: The obstruction first reported at 1.26pm is no longer listed on National Highways’ live traffic data. But a new obstruction on the same stretch was logged at 8.04pm, and both lanes are closed again.

Both lanes of the A19 southbound are closed between the A189 and A1056, just south of Cramlington, because of an obstruction, National Highways says.

  • What: 2 of 2 lanes closed by an obstruction.
  • Where: A19 southbound between the A189 and A1056 junctions.
  • When: First reported at 1.26pm; that record had gone from the feed by 8.24pm. A new record was logged at 8.04pm. At 11.57pm National Highways expected it to clear between 2.15am and 2.30am. Its estimate has been pushed back several times this evening.

Source: National Highways live traffic information. Last checked at 11.57pm on Wednesday 11 November. We will update this story when National Highways or Northumbria Police say more.