A19 Moor Farm Junction Options Consultation

Overview

Investing in your roads

At National Highways we believe in a connected country and our network makes these connections happen. We strive to improve our major roads and motorways, engineering the future to keep people moving today and moving better tomorrow. We want to make sure all our major roads are more dependable, durable and, most importantly, safe.

We are consulting on proposed improvements to the A19 Moor Farm junction. This page provides information about the proposals and explains how to take part. Your feedback will help inform the ongoing development of the scheme.

Why is the project needed?

The A19 is a strategic route in the North East of England, connecting Newcastle upon Tyne, Sunderland and Teesside. It forms part of the strategic road network, carrying a high volume of commuter, freight and regional traffic and supporting access to employment, services and businesses across the region.

The A19 Moor Farm junction, located to the north of Newcastle upon Tyne, experiences significant congestion during peak travel periods.

We know how important reliable and safe journeys are for everyone who uses the A19. That’s why we’re looking at ways to improve how traffic moves through the Moor Farm junction, reduce delays and make everyday travel safer and more predictable.

Traffic volumes on the approaches to the junction can lead to delays and unreliable journey times, particularly during the morning and afternoon peaks. At these times, journeys through the junction can take considerably longer than during off-peak periods. Congestion and slow-moving traffic at the junction can also increase the likelihood of collisions and reduce journey reliability. This affects communities and businesses that rely on the route. Without improvements, delays and congestion are likely to worsen.

Our proposed improvements aim to reduce congestion, improve journey time reliability, enhance safety and support economic growth in the region. They also provide an opportunity to improve conditions for people walking and cycling. At present, there are footways and pedestrian crossings, with many of these footways being narrow. There are no cycle routes or crossings currently provided. The A19 also acts as a barrier to movement, limiting safe and convenient access for active travel users.

Why your views matter

This consultation will help inform the selection of a preferred option for the junction, specifically between Options D and E. It will also guide elements of the detailed design for the selected option. At this stage, we are seeking your views on what matters most to you, and what factors you believe should be considered in selecting the preferred option.

Your comments will help us better understand the local area and any potential impacts our project may have on you, local businesses and the community. We will listen to and consider all feedback received as we further refine our proposals after this consultation. The scope and physical extent of the scheme, as well as the overall project aims, have already been established and are not part of this consultation.

Find out more and have your say

We’d like to hear what you think, so please share any concerns, ideas or local knowledge you may have. The consultation will run for six weeks, from 16 June to 28 July 2026, and there are many ways to tell us what you think. Why not come along to one of our public consultation exhibitions? 

We’d like to hear what you think, so please share any ideas, local knowledge, or concerns that you may have about our proposals by responding to our consultation using this form. 

Although our online response form is the most effective and efficient way to submit your feedback, we recognise that some people may prefer to respond in other ways. Alternative methods for responding to the consultation are outlined below.

• Email: A19moorfarm@nationalhighways.co.uk
• Hard-copy: complete a consultation response form (available at our events, at local venues or on request) and return it by post to: Freepost A19 MOOR FARM JUNCTION (no stamp required).
• In person: complete a copy of our printed feedback form and give it to a member of staff at one of our consultation events.

Public consultation exhibitions

One of the best ways to find out more about our proposals and have your say is to come to one of our public consultation exhibitions. Here you’ll be able to find out more about the project, view our consultation materials, and speak to members of the project team, who will be happy to answer any questions you may have. We’ll be holding consultation events at the following locations, dates and times:

Consultation documents

Before completing the questionnaire, we encourage you to review our consultation materials to help you understand the proposals and their potential impacts.

The following documents are available to download:

• Consultation Brochure
• Consultation Response Form
• Environmental Assessment Report Non-Technical Summary

These documents provide information about the A19 Moor Farm junction scheme, the options being consulted on, and how feedback received during this consultation will be used.

We encourage you to review these consultation materials before submitting your response. They have been provided to ensure you have sufficient information to understand the proposals and their potential impacts before giving your views.

Your feedback at this stage will help inform the selection of a preferred option for the A19 Moor Farm junction scheme. Please ensure your response is submitted by 11:59pm on 28 July 2026. Responses received after this deadline may not be considered.

Deposit Points

Hard copies of the consultation brochure and response forms will be available at the following local venues from 16 June 2026:

• Cramlington Library, The Hub at Cramlington, Forum Way, Cramlington, Northumberland, NE23 6YB
• Blyth Library, Bridge Street, Blyth, Northumberland, NE24 2DJ
• Dudley Library, John Willie Sams Centre, Market Street, Dudley, NE23 7HS
• Killingworth Library, Citadel East, Killingworth, North Tyneside, NE12 6SS

Requesting printed or accessible formats

You can also request a paper copy of the consultation brochure and response form free of charge by contacting us on the contact details set out below and providing your postal address. A copying charge may be applied for requests for large quantities of documents or for printed copies of our other consultation materials.

Consultation materials can be made available in alternative formats, such as translations into other languages, large print or Braille, on request. For requests, please contact us using the contact details outlined below.

How to contact us

You can get in touch with us in the following ways:

• By phone: Call our Customer Contact Centre on 0300 123 5000 to speak to an advisor or request a call back from the project team
• By email: A19moorfarm@nationalhighways.co.uk

When contacting us, please include the reference ‘A19 Moor Farm Consultation’ to help us direct and track your enquiry.

What happens next?

Following the close of the consultation on 28 July 2026, we will carefully review all responses received and consider the feedback alongside our ongoing technical, environmental and design assessments. We will use this information to refine the options where possible and ensure that potential impacts on local communities and the environment have been fully considered.

The findings from the consultation will be analysed and reported in a summary consultation report, which will explain the feedback received and how it has influenced the project. This summary report will be published within 12 weeks of the consultation closing. A full consultation report will be published when a preferred option is announced and will be available to view on the project website.

As the project develops, we will undertake further design work and environmental assessments, including identifying additional measures that could help reduce environmental impacts. We will also determine the appropriate consenting route required to deliver the preferred option, which is similar to obtaining planning permission for this type of infrastructure project.

If we receive approval from the Department for Transport to proceed to Stage 3 Preliminary Design, we will announce a preferred option (via a Preferred Route Announcement). If the scheme were to be approved for the next stage of design, there may be further opportunities to have your say.