January 11, 2023

A83 AT REST AND BE THANKFUL: DIVERSION ONTO THE OLD MILITARY ROAD CONTINUES

  The A83 at the Rest and Be Thankful will continue to be diverted onto the Old Military Road today and overnight given the forecast for heavy rain and the high level of hillside saturation. Further traffic management arrangements to be determined on the morning of Thursday 12 January subject to outcomes of morning inspection. … Continued

January 10, 2023

Rest and Be Thankful remains on Old Military Road today

The A83 at the Rest and Be Thankful will continue to be diverted onto the Old Military Road today and overnight given the forecast for heavy rain and the high level of hillside saturation. Further traffic management arrangements to be determined on the morning of Wednesday 11 January subject to outcomes of early morning inspection. … Continued

January 9, 2023

A83 AT REST AND BE THANKFUL TRAFFIC OPERATIONS

  Convoy control on the A83 Rest and Be Thankful today until 4pm.  Given the current high hillside saturation levels, traffic will then be diverted on to the Old Military Road overnight.   Traffic will operate under convoy control on the A83 today until 4pm. Motorists will then be diverted onto the Old Military Road … Continued

January 6, 2023

A83 AT REST AND BE THANKFUL TO BE DIVERTED ONTO OLD MILITARY ROAD FROM 4PM

  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 … Continued

January 4, 2023

REST AND BE THANKFUL RETURNS TO CONVOY SYSTEM

  Traffic at the Rest and Be Thankful will continue to be diverted via the Old Military Road Local Diversion until 10:30am this morning. Convoy control on the A83 will then commence and continue today and overnight. From 10:30am, journey times through the site are expected to be five to six minutes.   Our team continues … Continued

December 30, 2022

A83 AT REST AND BE THANKFUL RE-OPENS UNDER CONVOY CONTROL

A83 AT REST AND BE THANKFUL RE-OPENS UNDER CONVOY CONTROL   The A83 at the Rest and Be Thankful will operate under convoy control throughout the day and overnight into Saturday. Snow is forecast this morning but weather conditions are expected to improve as day progresses. Site team are monitoring hillside conditions.   Please be … Continued

December 29, 2022

A83 AT REST AND BE THANKFUL TO BE DIVERTED ONTO OLD MILITARY ROAD FROM 4PM

  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. Further assessment to be carried out on Friday morning.   Please be advised that the A83 at the … Continued

December 22, 2022

NORTH WEST TRUNK ROAD IMPROVEMENTS – Q4 2022

From October to December over £14M has been invested in the North West Trunk Road network between planned maintenance, minor improvements, bridge and road safety schemes delivered on behalf of Transport Scotland. A whole range of projects have been undertaken, including road safety improvements at the A9/B9161 Munlochy junction, to prohibit the right turn manoeuvre … Continued

December 20, 2022

UPDATE: A85 NEAR FALLS OF CRUACHAN, LOCH AWE REOPENS

  Road is now open under traffic signal control   Following a landslide yesterday afternoon, one lane of the A85 road 1km south east of Falls of Cruachan is now open under traffic signal control.   BEAR Scotland, with Network Rail, worked hard to tackle the challenging conditions, assess the situation and clear debris, to … Continued

December 20, 2022

UPDATE: A85 ROAD CLOSURE NEAR FALLS OF CRUACHAN, LOCH AWE

  Road closed for safety reasons Landslide inspection currently underway Further update this afternoon   BEAR Scotland and Network Rail are working together to assess and clear debris from a landslide yesterday afternoon, closing the A85 road and rail connection in both directions 1km south east of Falls of Cruachan.   BEAR Scotland’s safety inspection … Continued

December 20, 2022

UPDATE: A83 AT REST AND BE THANKFUL MOVES TO CONVOY CONTROL

  Please be advised that the A83 at the Rest and Be Thankful will operate under convoy control on the A83 with immediate effect, due to improving hillside conditions. This will continue through today and tonight, and will be reviewed at 9am on Wednesday 21 December. Our team continues to closely monitor the situation. Real time … Continued

December 19, 2022

A83 AT REST AND BE THANKFUL: DIVERSION TO THE OLD MILTARY ROAD

  Diversion to the Old Military Road with immediate effect   Please be advised that the A83 at the Rest and Be Thankful will operate under convoy control on the Old Military Road with immediate effect due to concern over hillside conditions. Several areas of movement have been witnessed this morning and with the continued … Continued