Motorists are all buoyed up
DRIVERS heading through the new Tyne Tunnel are now being given a special welcome to North Tyneside’s coast.
Three former marine buoys covered in historic poster-style images of the borough’s coast have been sited at the tunnel’s northbound exit in Howdon.
Artist Lynda Nelson created and painted designs featuring St Mary’s Lighthouse, Tynemouth Priory and a surfer on the 10ft-tall buoys.
The £15,000 commission was a joint project by North Tyneside Council and Tyne Tunnel operator TT2.
Lynda said: “‘I’m really happy with the way the buoys have turned out.
“I’m amazed by how many motorists will see them each day, and I hope they’ll be enjoyed for years to come.
“I’ve taken a drive through the tunnel already to see how the look, and I think they fit in nicely with all of the landscaping work that has been done around the tunnel exit and should serve as a good introduction to North Tyneside and all it has to offer.”
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