A83 AT REST AND BE THANKFUL: A83 RE-OPENS FOLLOWING MONDAY MORNING INSPECTION Please be advised that the A83 has now reopened to traffic under convoy control following the completion of a morning inspection of the hillside. With further periods of rainfall expected in the coming days, our teams will continue to have a presence … Continued
Traffic continues to be diverted onto the Old Military Road until Saturday morning Weather permitting, a convoy system will then be introduced Diversion back onto the Old Military Road in the early hours of Sunday morning anticipated Please be advised that traffic will continue to be diverted onto the Old Military Road local diversion route … Continued
Please be advised that traffic will continue to be diverted onto the Old Military Road Local Diversion Route through today and overnight until Friday morning due to the heavy persistent rain forecast and high hillside saturation levels. A further update will be issued if there is any change to the above traffic management arrangement. Our … Continued
A83 OPERATING UNDER CONVOY CONTROL AT THE REST AND BE THANKFUL FOR WEDNESDAY DAYTIME PERIOD, WITH THE OLD MILITARY ROAD LOCAL DIVERSION ROUTE TO BE IMPLEMENTED FROM 7PM DUE TO HEAVY RAIN FORECAST A convoy system will be in place on the A83 at the Rest and Be Thankful today until 7pm Traffic will be … Continued
Thursday 24 February – 9.20am A83 AT REST AND BE THANKFUL TO CONTINUE TO OPERATE UNDER CONVOY CONTROL ON THE A83 TODAY (THURSDAY) AND OVERNIGHT DUE TO FORECAST HEAVY SNOW Given the heavy snow forecast today, convoy control operations on the A83 will continue through today and overnight. Journey times through the … Continued
Next stage expected to take approximately nine months to complete The next stage of landslip mitigation measures at the Rest and Be Thankful got underway this week to help improve landslip resilience to the A83. The £3.5M project will see the construction of a further catch-pit next to the trunk road, and will be located … Continued
Construction of a new £1.1M catch-pit at the Rest and Be Thankful has been completed which will provide additional resilience to the A83. The new catch-pit, which was completed last week, is approximately 120m long, around 12m wide and capable of holding around 4,500 tonnes of debris material from a potential landslip. It is the … Continued
Update – A83 Rest and Be Thankful Saturday 27 February – 09.30am OLD MILITARY ROAD REMAINS IN USE FOR ALL ROAD USERS DUE TO HILLSIDE CONDITIONS AND WEATHER FORECAST. Teams remain on site monitoring conditions. Update – A83 Rest and Be Thankful Friday 26 February – 11.30AM A83 REOPEN DURING DAYLIGHT HOURS FOLLOWING SAFETY INSPECTIONS … Continued
Next Stage of Landslip Mitigation Measures at A83 Rest and Be Thankful Set to Begin in September • Next phase expected to take up to five months to complete The next stage of landslip mitigation measures at the A83 at the Rest and Be Thankful is set to begin in September to help improve … Continued
Additional resources in place to address any issues 24/7 control rooms monitoring conditions The second named storm of winter is on its way with Amber weather warnings in place across Scotland. BEAR Scotland, which looks after the trunk roads in North West and South East of Scotland, is primed to tackle whatever weather conditions Storm … Continued
The A83 at the Rest and be Thankful reopened at 11:00am this morning via the Old Military Road short local diversion, following a safety review by BEAR Scotland. The A83 had been closed due to hillside concerns, with rainfall overnight triggering a 500-tonne landslide. Geotechnical engineers have now assessed the situation and reported that the … Continued
A83 and A815 to reopen in both directions at 3pm Following hillside inspections this morning, BEAR Scotland can confirm that the A83 between Tarbet and Inveraray will re-open to all traffic from 3pm this afternoon, 11 October 2023. Since Saturday 7 October, this section of the A83 has been closed to allow … Continued
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