A1231 New Wear Crossing

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Type: Bypass or realignment for use by all traffic
Status: In planning or on hold
Authority: Sunderland City Council
Cost: £ 117.6m
Finance: Dft/ONE North East/Sunderland CC
Length: 3.2 km (2.0 miles)

Scheme Outline

The New Wear Crossing forms the centrepiece of the Sunderland Strategic Transport Corridor - a 15 year plan to improve links from the city centre and the Port of Sunderland to the A19 and A1, and thus aid in regeneration. By providing a third bridge over the River Wear, the scheme aims to reduce congestion on the two existing bridges (Wearmouth and Queen Alexandra) and the surrounding road network, as well as improving access to development sites.

This scheme involves the construction of a landmark bridge across the River Wear, linking the A1231 Wessington Way on the north side to the B1405 European Way/Pallion New Road on the south side, together with associated link roads. The new bridge will be the tallest in England, with two curving masts up to 187m in height. The new road across the bridge will be dual carriageway and will eventually form part of the A1231.

Subsequent schemes will deal with the upgrade of the existing local road network to provide a continuous dual carriageway from the A19 to the Port of Sunderland.

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