• Current forecast for Sunday and Monday indicates around 90mm of rainfall in 48 hours which will result in a significant increase in hillside saturation levels.
• As a precaution, the Old Military Road Local Diversion Route will be in use from 12:00 mid-day on Sunday 4 February.
• The Old Military Road Diversion Route will likely be in place until the morning of Tuesday 6 February, weather dependant.

The current weather forecast for Sunday and Monday indicates 90mm of rainfall in 48 hours which will result in a significant increase in hillside saturation levels. In line with the Rest and be Thankful Management Plan, and as a precaution, the Old Military Road Local Diversion Route will be in use from 12:00 Mid-day on Sunday 4 February. This will be subject to further review of forecast and conditions on Monday morning although is likely to continue through to Tuesday morning and will be reviewed thereafter.

Our team will be closely monitoring conditions throughout this period of high alert.

Real time journey information is available from Traffic Scotland on A83 Rest and Be Thankful | Traffic Scotland and twitter at @trafficscotland.

For more information on how the daily decision-making is reached check the following link:-

A83 Rest and Be Thankful – Managing Trunk Road Operation | BEAR Scotland