Rainfall forces A83 closure as detour pressed into action
A weather forecast for heavy rainfall on Wednesday September 30 forced the closure of the recently reopened A83 at the Rest and be Thankful, with traffic being diverted instead on to the adjacent old military road.
The area has been hit by two major landslides in the past two months.
Eddie Ross of trunk road operator BEAR Scotland said at 8am on Wednesday that: ‘Heavy rain has been impacting the area since early morning and with more forecast throughout the day we’ve taken the decision to divert all road users via the old military road local diversion route as a precaution.
‘Our geotechnical experts have advised that the rain could have an impact on the hillside so we’ve taken a safety-first approach and our teams will continue to carefully monitor the area throughout the day.
‘Safety of road users remains our top priority and we’ll do everything we can to ensure any disruption is minimised as much as possible.’
The main carriageway remained closed into the early evening on Wednesday, with the old military road keeping traffic moving under convoy.