• Current forecast for Friday and Saturday indicates heavy persistent rainfall with corresponding increase in hillside saturation levels.
• As a precaution, A83 traffic will therefore be diverted onto the Old Military Road from 6pm on Friday 22 December.

• Given the increase in hillside saturation levels it is then expected that the Old Military Road will continue to be utilised over the weekend.

                                                                                                                            
Given the current heavy and persistent rain forecast for Friday and Saturday, traffic will be diverted onto the Old Military Road Local Diversion Route from 6pm on Friday 22 December.  The Old Military Road is then expected to continue to be utilised over the weekend.
 
A further update will be provided on Sunday following hillside inspections and review of hillside saturation.
 
Our team continues to have a presence on site and are monitoring conditions closely. A further update will be issued if there is any change to the above traffic management arrangement.

Further to the rainfall event that occurred in October, the A83 at Glen Kinglas continues to be monitored and patrols will be in place here over the weekend.
 
Real time journey information is available from Traffic Scotland on 
https://protect-eu.mimecast.com/s/1dFnCJPnDh7xqzUVbCxQ?domain=traffic.gov.scot and twitter at @trafficscotland.
  
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