BENEFITS
LOCATION
£100 million
to be invested in the A1(M)
£1.5 billion
to be invested in Gateshead
£4.18 billion
is the current value of Gateshead’s economy
HGV DRIVE TIMES
0-80 mins
80-160 mins
160-240 mins
REGIONAL
A194(M) Junction0.7 miles2 mins
Newcastle2.6 miles10 mins
Durham16.3 miles30 mins
South Shields10.2 miles33 mins
Sunderland15.1 miles40 mins
Darlington33.9 miles1 hr 6 mins
Hartlepool33.8 miles1 hr 14 mins
Middlesbrough42.5 miles1 hr 20 mins
NATIONAL
Leeds96.8 miles2 hrs 54 mins
Doncaster113.9 miles3 hrs 17 mins
Bradford113.9 miles3 hrs 19 mins
Sheffield132.1 miles3 hrs 43 mins
Manchester151.4 miles4 hrs 22 mins
Glasgow153.5 miles4 hrs 25 mins
Nottingham159 miles4 hrs 38 mins
PORTS
Tyne7.9 miles29 mins
Sunderland9.4 miles30 mins
Tees40.9 miles1 hr 23 mins
Hull140.7 miles4 hrs 0 mins
Immingham153.2 miles4 hrs 20 mins
Liverpool176.5 miles5 hr 10 mins
Felixstowe293.4 miles8 hr 13 mins
source: www.freightjourneyplanner.co.uk