• Tree felling starts on Monday 7 April to 3 May

• Overnight road closure with amnesties

BEAR Scotland, on behalf of Transport Scotland, is carrying out essential tree felling to remove potentially hazardous trees affected by ash dieback, a deadly fungal disease, on the A82 between Tarbet and Falls of Falloch.

The works will take place in three phases from Monday 7 April to Saturday 3 May, between 7pm and 6am each night. No works are planned on Saturday or Sunday nights.

To protect the workforce and the public, an overnight road closure will be in place with amnesties at 8pm, 9pm, 10pm, 11pm, midnight, 1am, 2am, 3am, 4am and 5am. Drivers are encouraged to plan ahead, leave extra time for their journey and arrive in good time if wishing to take advantage of an amnesty period.

Access for emergency vehicles will be maintained at all times.

Ian Stewart, BEAR Scotland’s North West Representative said: “Following an area-wide review of the A82 between Tarbet and Falls of Falloch, we are removing any trees that have been identified as a risk to road users.

“It is essential that we put safety measures in place, including closing the road overnight, while we remove these potentially hazardous trees. We have planned the works to take place at night when traffic levels are lower to reduce the impact on road users.

“The nature of the works will result in an increase in noise levels, and we apologise in advance for the inconvenience this may cause. We thank the local community and road users for their patience and understanding.”

For more information on Transport Scotland and BEAR Scotland’s ash dieback management plan, visit https://www.bearscot.com/about-bear/major-projects/ash-dieback-action-plan/.

Real time journey information is available from Traffic Scotland at www.traffic.gov.scot, or on X at @trafficscotland.