A gantry structure spanning the road with overhead green signs showing the left lane exiting and the other three lanes continuing ahead, and the following text.
Left lane destinations: Jedburgh (A68); Ponteland, [Airport symbol]; A696; N'castle (C) A167.
Right-hand three lanes destinations: Morpeth A1; ; .
Junction number: 77.
Away goes the road to Newcastle Airport, and all of a sudden we are starting to pull out of the orbit of Newcastle. There seems to be a shortage of places straight ahead, though please rest assured we are still bound for Scotland, it's just not on the signs yet.