Sunderland Culture and the Cultural Spring are seeking proposals from artists to work on a large scale arts commission for the New Wear Crossing opening this spring. Working with Sunderland City Council, Sunderland Culture is commissioning an art piece that responds creatively to the new bridge, in order to celebrate […]
A woman from Darlington has created a petition for the new Wear Crossing in Pallion to be renamed as Bradley Lowery Bridge. Sarah Jane Wilkinson got the idea after watching the five-year-old youngster on television and with his “best friend” Sunderland AFC star Jermain Defoe. Bradley, who is from Blackhall in […]
Students from a Sunderland school have created artwork to celebrate the city’s new bridge. Pupils from Castletown Primary School were asked by the team building the city’s new bridge how they would like to get involved in the project. The school was given materials by Farads Construction and Victor Buyck Steel Construction, which has […]
Around 250 students from South Hylton Primary School were the first pupils in Sunderland to receive a visit from ‘Safety Sam’. It is a new initiative run by Farrans Construction, a building and civil engineering contractor, to inform children about construction sites’ dangers. “Play safe, stay safe” is the message […]
A series of major roadworks are due to start on the south side of the river in Sunderland as work continues to develop the New Wear Crossing. Work will begin in Pallion on Monday, April 4, with the removal of the traffic islands and the roundabout that connects Pallion New […]
Hundreds of people from the North East have been working on the new Wear Crossing bridge. As many as 700 people have been inducted to work on the site since last May, with many businesses from the region working on the new bridge and the road improvement scheme, since May […]
Sunderland City Council have asked for Wearsiders’ help to name the new Wear Crossing bridge. The bridge will be an important new landmark for the city. There are two stages to the public consultation. Councillor Paul Watson, leader of Sunderland City Council said: “Phase one will determine the theme for the […]
Roadworks on the New Wear Crossing in Sunderland will get underway from next week as construction of the bridge steps up a gear. The biggest impact of the traffic management measures, which include lane closures and reduced speed limits, is expected to be along the A1231 Wessington Way in Castletown […]