Road reopened at 9:30am following clean up operation and inspections Traffic lights at Glen Kinglas and Rest and Be Thankful The A83 reopened at 9.30am this morning, following a clean up operation and safety inspections carried out by BEAR Scotland, on behalf of Transport Scotland. To protect the public, the A83 had been closed … Continued
Sections of the A83 affected by landslides. Clean up and hillside inspections are ongoing. Diversions expected to remain in place until at least Tuesday 2 September due to risk of further debris. Heavy, persistent rainfall in the early hours of Monday 1 September has caused several landslides along the A83, with the worst-affected areas … Continued
A brief update to advise that there has been a landslide at A83 Butterbridge (Between Rest and Be Thankful and Glen Kinglas) resulting in the road being closed. Traffic is being diverted via the A819, A85 and A82. Our operational emergency team is on site assessing the situation which will also require geotechnical inspection in … Continued
Update on 17 September 2025: Following a review of the programme of works at A83 Tayinloan, some of the working days have changed. See all updates below. Overnight road closures with hourly amnesties from Monday 25 August Lane closures with 2-way temporary traffic lights from Wednesday 10 September BEAR Scotland, on behalf of Transport Scotland, … Continued
At BEAR Scotland, we take pride in keeping Scotland’s roads safe and resilient. We recently undertook a complex rock slope remediation project on the A830 east of Ranochan, a key route in the West Highlands linking Fort William, Mallaig, local communities and tourism hotspots. What was initially expected to be a straightforward job to remove loose … Continued
Updated 24 September 2025: Due to delays caused by poor weather conditions, the programme of works on the A830 between Lochailort and Glenfinnan has changed. Please find new dates below. Overnight closures from Wednesday 6 August BEAR Scotland, working on behalf of Transport Scotland, will undertake overnight resurfacing works on the A830, between Lochailort … Continued
Updated 11 August 2025: Due to changes elsewhere in the programme, works on the A83 Port Ann will now start on Tuesday 12 August. See new dates below. Carriageway improvements starting Tuesday 12 August Road closures with hourly amnesties BEAR Scotland will undertake essential surfacing and road marking improvements on the A83 near … Continued
Drainage investigation works starting Tuesday 22 July Two-way temporary traffic lights with convoy between 8am and 4:30pm BEAR Scotland, on behalf of Transport Scotland will be carrying out essential drainage investigation works at three locations on the A83, starting on Tuesday 22 July. The investigation will be carried out between the hours of … Continued
Updated 11 August 2025: Due to poor weather conditions, works on the A83 near Barfad Brae were cancelled last night (Sunday 10 August). Works will resume tonight (Monday 11 August) and resurfacing will be completed by 5am on Tuesday 12 August. Please see new dates below. Works will begin Thursday 24 July until morning … Continued
Update 21 July 2025: Due to poor weather conditions, surfacing works on the A830 will not go ahead tonight and will resume tomorrow, weather permitting. Works planned for east of Ranochan will be rescheduled for later in the year and new dates will be shared in due course. Please see new dates below. Works … Continued
Starting Tuesday 1 July for three nights 10mph convoy between 7pm and midnight BEAR Scotland, on behalf of Transport Scotland, are undertaking overnight geophysical surveys on the A835 at Loch Garve, 1 mile south of Garve, set to commence on Tuesday 1 July. The geophysical survey will establish the depth of the bedrock below the … Continued
Road marking works planned for two nights from Monday 7 July Full road closure between 8pm and 6am with amnesties Following recent resurfacing improvements, BEAR Scotland, on behalf of Transport Scotland, will be returning to complete road marking works on the A835 at Garve and Tarvie from Monday 7 July. Works begin at … Continued
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