Carriageway defect identified on A83 at Rest and be Thankful on Monday has been repaired following inspection and monitoring. Temporary traffic lights removed and A83 now operating without restriction. Weather and hillside conditions continue to be monitored given heavy rain and storms experienced in recent days. The A83 at the Rest and be … Continued
Thursday 1 and Friday 2 February, 5pm to 2am. BEAR Scotland, Transport Scotland’s operating company, is set to undertake road surface enhancements worth £80,000 on the A83 through the village of Arrochar. Works are scheduled to start at … Continued
Traffic returned to the A83 under temporary traffic lights at 12.30pm today (Monday 22 January). Further to a hillside inspection and review of updated forecast and saturation levels, traffic has returned to the A83 at the Rest and Be Thankful under temporary traffic lights. A morning inspection of the A83 identified a carriageway defect … Continued
Updated forecast for today indicates heavy persistent rainfall becoming more intense in early afternoon with corresponding increase in hillside saturation levels. As a precaution, A83 traffic will therefore be diverted onto the Old Military Road from midday today, Sunday 21 January. Given the increase in hillside saturation levels it is then expected that the Old … Continued
Current forecast for Sunday indicates heavy rainfall and thaw conditions with yellow rain warning in place. Forecast rain and thaw to result in significant increase in hillside saturation levels. As a precaution, the Old Military Road Local Diversion Route will therefore be prepared in case required overnight on Sunday 21 January. Diversion of traffic onto … Continued
Heavy and persistent rainfall forecast throughout Saturday and overnight into Sunday, increasing hillside saturation levels. Old Military Road local diversion to be implemented as a safety precaution from 3pm this afternoon and will continue in operation until Sunday morning. Hillside conditions and forecast weather will inform the re-opening decision for A83 at the Rest on … Continued
Further to updated forecast indicating reduced rainfall on Friday, traffic at the Rest and Be Thankful will remain on the A83 overnight on Friday 22 December A further update will be provided on Saturday morning following review of forecast and hillside saturation. Road users should however be aware that the current expectation is that A83 … Continued
• 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 … Continued
Urgent Repair Work to start before Christmas BEAR Scotland, Trunk Road operator working on behalf of Transport Scotland, are continuing with work this week at Aray Bridge on the A83 immediately north of Inveraray. The historic double masonry arch bridge experienced a huge flow of water from the River Aray on the 7 and 8 … Continued
Media update: Due to severe weather forecast the A830 works at Corpach High Street have been cancelled tonight. New dates below. Works postponed on Tuesday 6 February and will resume on Wednesday 7 February Essential surfacing improvements began on the A830 at Corpach High Street on Monday 15 January 2024. The project will see 500m of road … Continued
A83 North of Erines 10 December A83 South of West Tarbert 11 & 12 December BEAR Scotland, on behalf of Transport Scotland, is undertaking improvements worth £350,000 at two locations on the A83 near Tarbert. The locations are immediately north of Erines and immediately south of West Tarbert. The works are being undertaken overnight 7pm … Continued
Overnight road closure with diversion until Thursday 23 November, 8pm to 5am. No works Tuesday 14 November due to adverse weather BEAR Scotland, Transport Scotland’s operating company, is undertaking significant road surface enhancements totalling £269,000 on the A83 near Ardgenavan and Strone Point, between Inveraray and Cairndow. Works started on Sunday 12 November … Continued
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