A83 Rest and Be Thankful
Traffic Scotland and BEAR Control Room Update 05/12/2025 – 11:45
A83 Rest and be Thankful will continue to operate under temporary traffic lights.
A further update will be provided if this arrangement changes.
Progress on the A83 Rest and Be Thankful (05/12/2025)
BEAR Scotland, on behalf of Transport Scotland are continuing essential improvement works on the A83 Rest and Be Thankful.
Recent activity has focused on drainage repairs and strengthening hillside barriers, both of which are vital to improving the long-term resilience of the route. The existing traffic lights will remain in place until Wednesday 10 December to continue these works.
The traffic lights will then be extended south of Cobbler Bridge to allow the next phase of drainage repair works to be carried out, along with ongoing repairs to the hillside barriers.
The planned improvement works will continue until the evening of Tuesday 23 December when all temporary traffic managements will be lifted to allow the A83 to fully reopen over the festive period, subject to weather and hillside conditions.
Improvement works will recommence in mid-January 2026, focusing on further catch-fence emptying, drainage upgrades, and slope stabilisation works below the A83. Temporary traffic signals and a 30mph speed limit will be in place to ensure the safety of the workforce, pedestrians and motorists while these vital improvements are delivered. This next stage of works is expected to continue through to early summer.
Access for emergency services and scheduled bus services will be maintained throughout the project, and consultation has taken place with all relevant stakeholders to ensure awareness of traffic management arrangements.
Euan Scott, BEAR Scotland’s North West Representative said: “These works are all essential improvements to ensure resilience of the A83 at the Rest and Be Thankful. We are pleased that progress made so far has put us in a position to fully reopen the carriageway over the festive period and will continue to monitor the hillside weather conditions to ensure the safety of road users.
“We continue to thank the local community and road users for their patience while we carry out these essential works.”
The A83 at the Rest and be Thankful is operated in part by BEAR Scotland, for more information please visit their website, or follow their twitter for real time updates.
For more information on the local area, please visit the Argyll and Bute Council website, or follow their twitter.
You can find updates on the long term solution for the A83 on the Transport Scotland website.
There's also an A83 Story Map that you can access.