Work continues on mitigation measures at Rest
‘We thank all road users and the local community for their continued patience while we do everything we can to progress with the ongoing mitigation measures’
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Open letter to Transport Scotland chief about Rest ‘crisis’
‘If the A83 was a business site with the threat of a landslide outside its doors, would it still be allowed to operate, or would it be shut down?’
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OMR alternative ‘under investigation’ as Rest reopens 24 hours a day
A temporary interim alternative to the Old Military Road is under investigation to provide a diversion when the new A83 Rest and Be Thankful route is under construction
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Preferred Rest solution should be identified ‘shortly’
‘You would think you were in a far off, distant country’
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Year-round ferry not an alternative to Rest solution
‘We feel that it is important to emphasise that this is at the very early stages in a process which could take quite a considerable time to reach a conclusion’
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Kintyre business leaders call for quick fix to ‘crisis’ at the Rest
‘A 10-year plan to fix a mile of road is ludicrous and dangerous’
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A83 disruption as Rest and be Thankful hit by more landslides
‘Initial assessments indicate that almost 700 tonnes of debris has been collectively prevented from inundating the A83 following the recent significant heavy rainfall’
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Road to close as helicopter helps with hillside fencing
Because of the challenging nature of the site, fencing materials will have to be lifted in by helicopter.
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Shock figures reveal scale of problem at Rest and Be Thankful
‘At the moment, there is 100,000 tons on the move on the hill.’
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Year-long job to repair forest road now complete
‘After drilling 300 steel bars 10 metres into the hillside, putting a concrete wall and beam in place, adding a guard rail and securing the downhill slope with 600m2 of steel mesh, our forest road is open again.’