THERE is just one week to go for residents to air their views over proposals for a New Tees Crossing, which will take pressure off the current A19 Tees Viaduct.

The public consultation on the two options, the likely preferred £200m-£250mTees Viaduct Capacity Enhancement Option and the £300m Tees Viaduct Option, is set to end at 11.59pm on Friday, May 17.

The first option would see a new two-lane bridge built parallel to the existing A19 viaduct to carry traffic travelling northbound and the existing structure widened to allow for an extra lane of southbound traffic. The alternative solution would be to construct a new four-lane bridge parallel to the existing A19 viaduct for north and southbound traffic.

A virtual consultation and online questionnaire is also available online on the Tees Valley Combined Authority website until it closes next week.

The preferred option will be announced in autumn and, following confirmation of Government funding, construction is set to take place from 2023 to 2027.