• The A83 at the Rest and Be Thankful will operate under convoy control until 4pm today.
• From 4pm traffic will be diverted onto the Old Military Road given forecast rain and the level of hillside saturation.
• A83 will re-open to traffic on morning of 7 January subject to early morning inspection.

Please be advised that the A83 at the Rest and Be Thankful will continue to operate under convoy control until 4pm today.

Given the forecast for persistent rainfall overnight that may be heavy at times, and the high hillside saturation being experienced because of recent weather, traffic will then be diverted onto the Old Military Road local diversion route from 4pm today.

Traffic will utilise the Old Military Road until the morning of 7 January when the A83 should re-open to traffic, subject to the completion of a morning inspection of the hillside.

Our team continues to have a presence on site and are monitoring conditions closely, and a further update will be issued if there is any change to the above traffic management arrangement.

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