Wrekenton, Gateshead Bus Gate - Multiple Traffic Notices

THE BOROUGH COUNCIL OF GATESHEAD (WREKENTON, GATESHEAD BUS GATE) TRAFFIC REGULATION ORDER

Notice is hereby given that the Borough Council of Gateshead (hereinafter referred to as “the Council”) proposes to make an Order in exercise of its powers under Sections 1(1), 2(1) to (3), 4 and Part IV of Schedule 9 to the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984, by virtue of the Traffic Management Act 2004 and all other enabling powers and after consultation with the Chief Officer of Northumbria Police in accordance with Part III of Schedule 9 to the Act.

The proposed Order will introduce additional restrictions for a bus lane, to facilitate improved passage for buses and cyclists and to allow enforcement by a static enforcement camera along High Street, Wrekenton, Gateshead, as set out in the Schedule below. The Borough Council of Gateshead (Bus Lanes) Traffic Regulation Order 2014 as amended in Borough Council of Gateshead (Bus Lanes Gateshead) (Amendment No. 1) Traffic Regulation Order 2017, Items 1 and 2 of Schedule 5A - Bus Gates (Buses and Pedal Cycles Only) is revoked in its entirety.

The draft Order together with a plan and a statement of the Council’s reasons for proposing to make the Order may be viewed at the information desk on the ground floor of Gateshead Council’s Civic Centre, Regent Street, Gateshead, NE8 1HH, Monday to Thursday between 8.45am and 5.00pm and Friday between 8.45am and 4.30pm or online at: www.gateshead.gov.uk/trafficschemes. If you wish to object to the proposed Order, you should send the grounds for your objection in writing to be received by the undersigned at the above address on or before 22 May 2026.

Dated: 28 April 2026

Angela Simmons-Mather, Chief Legal Officer, Gateshead Council, Civic Centre, Regent Street, Gateshead, NE8 1HH

SCHEDULE 1
Bus Lane (Local Bus and Pedal Cycle only)