Closing Date: 28th February 2025
Location: Middlesbrough
TravelBased on further development work Tees Valley Combined Authority, with Middlesbrough Council, have made some further changes to the proposals for Newport Road, with the aim of making walking, wheeling, and cycling safer and more attractive options.
Your responses helped to develop these proposals further, and we want to now show you our latest plans. Please view our plans for Newport Road here.
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This scheme is due to be implemented in summer 2026. If you have any remaining questions or feedback about the updated proposals, you can:
The plans will be finalised based on further feedback from the survey closing on 28 Feb 2025. Once finalised, Middlesborough Council, in their role as the Highways Authority, will advertise Traffic Regulation Orders later in the spring.
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Newport Road is one of the main access routes for people walking, wheeling, cycling, and taking the bus into Middlesbrough town centre with the bus station being located at the western edge of this route. However, buses are often delayed in this area, and walking, wheeling, and cycling may not be appealing due to the busy road. There is an opportunity to provide bus priority improvements and create better infrastructure for walking, wheeling, and cycling. This will make these travel options more attractive for more people.
Many people live and work in Middlesbrough town centre and use Newport Road as an important link into the town centre. We know that buses can often face delays when travelling along Newport Road, which causes long and unreliable journeys. Crossings for pedestrians, wheelchairs or mobility scooters, and cyclists along the route are also limited. There are also fast-moving vehicles which causes safety concerns for people walking, wheeling, and cycling.
We have identified the following transport issues on Newport Road:
By improving bus, walking, wheeling, and cycling journeys we will empower more people to take the bus; or to walk, wheel, and cycle shorter journeys.
Here are some opportunities that may help address the issues in this area:
These may offer the following benefits:
We recognise that there may be some impacts, these could include:
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