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A69 Haydon Bridge Bypass
A69 Haydon Bridge Bypass
- Status
- Completed
- Located in
- Area 14
- Scheme type
- Programme of Major Schemes
The Project
Haydon Bridge is situated on a single carriageway section of the A69 trunk road approximately 8km west of Hexham, midway between Newcastle-Upon-Tyne and Carlisle. It is the last remaining settlement of a significant size, on the A69, to be bypassed.
The A69 provides an important Transpennine route between the A1 in the east and the M6 in the west. The route is generally single carriageway west of Hexham, and dual carriageway east of Hexham. At Haydon Bridge, the daily traffic flow is approximately 12,000 vehicles per day, of which 15% are heavy goods vehicles.
The £33m A69 Haydon Bridge Bypass officially opened to traffic on 25 March removing noise, congestion and pollution from the village. Construction of the bypass commenced in January 2007 and it has been built on time in accordance with the planned Spring 2009 opening date. A brochure is available from the Publications page giving more details about the building of the bypass.
