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Five-day Metro route closure for power lines work

Nexus Two workers stand on the raised platform of a yellow vehicle and carry out work to overhead power lines. There are two more workers on the tracks below. They are all wearing orange high-visibility clothing and white helmets. Nexus
Metro services in the affected area will restart on 9 August

A busy section of a Tyne and Wear Metro line will close for five days in August while work is carried out on overhead power lines.

There will be no Metro trains running between Hebburn and South Shields from 4 to 8 August as 1,600m (5,249 ft) of new cable is being installed.

The works, part of operator Nexus's Asset Renewal Programme, will take place in the area between Bede and Tyne Dock.

Major projects director Paul Welford said the plans had considered school holidays and causing least disruption to passengers.

"This project ensures that a vital section of the Metro system is future-proofed and reliable for the long term," he added.

Replacement bus service 900 will operate between South Shields Transport Interchange and Heworth Interchange.

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