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Why are the Engineer and the other TWITA Chief Officers for the Tyne Tunnel employed by Newcastle City Council?

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Why are the Engineer and the other TWITA Chief Officers for the Tyne Tunnel employed by Newcastle City Council?

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A. The reason goes back to the abolition of the former Tyne and Wear County Council in 1986. Each of the five Tyne and Wear Metropolitan District Councils took responsibility for a function of the former County Council that was to continue on a countywide basis. Newcastle was given responsibility for administering the Integrated Transport Authority which is responsible for the operation and upkeep of the Tyne Tunnels.