A83 Rest and Be Thankful
Traffic Scotland and BEAR Control Room Update 13/12/2024 – 11:00
Traffic at the Rest and be Thankful will continue to operate under traffic signal control to facilitate on-going ground investigation works.
Delays of around 5 minutes are expected.
Given the forecast for heavy rain, convoy operations on the A83 should be expected from Sunday evening into Monday.
Traffic to return to the A83 Rest and Be Thankful
Traffic returned to the main trunk road from mid-afternoon on Monday 21 October
BEAR Scotland will resume convoy operation on the A83 at the Rest and be Thankful from mid-afternoon today.
Traffic has successfully used the Old Military Road as a precaution since 3pm on Friday 18 October, in response to a forecast for heavy rain and high winds.
Ian Stewart, BEAR Scotland’s North West Representative, said: “We took the proactive step to divert traffic using the Old Military Road local diversion route over the weekend period in response to the forecast for heavy rainfall from Storm Ashley.
“Monitoring and inspection of the hillside and the improved weather conditions will enable us to return traffic to the A83 under convoy control.
“The use of the Old Military Road again proved to be very successful, ensuring that residents and visitors could continue to access Argyll throughout the very wet period, keeping the area very much open for business.”
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.
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.
Update from 07/10/24
BEAR Scotland has resumed convoy operation on the A83 at the Rest and be Thankful from 11am this morning.
Traffic had been using the Old Military Road as a precaution since 7pm on Friday evening, in response to a forecast for the first period of sustained rainfall since the hillside movement on Sunday 15 September.
BEAR Scotland, operating on behalf of Transport Scotland continue to monitor the situation closely.
Ian Stewart, BEAR Scotland’s North West Representative, said: “We took the proactive step to divert traffic using the Old Military Road local diversion route over the weekend period in response to the potential for heavy rainfall.
“Monitoring and inspection of the hillside and the improved weather now forecast over the early part of this week has enabled us to return traffic to the A83 under convoy control.
“We continue to monitor conditions closely and note that further wet weather is likely toward the end of this week. As such, the Old Military Road is being maintained in a state of readiness such that access along the A83 corridor can be maintained for the travelling public, keeping Argyll very much open for business.”
Find more information on the traffic management process at the Rest and Be Thankful here.