Rest & Be Thankful - Closed - Fri 22nd June

[Sheik Yir Erse]

Due to high risk of landlside. Diversions via Dalmally - likely to be closed overnight.

[LANDROVER ROGER]

And yesterday.With rest stops it added another one and a half hours to our journey home.Total journey time was eight and a half hours!

[drollyin]

SHame about the delay Rog - hope you have a good time while you were here though

[LANDROVER ROGER]

Superb thanks.See my Tourism post.

[drollyin]

Cool

[Sheik Yir Erse]

Think it reopened on Saturday afternoon.

[russanros]

Think it reopened on Saturday afternoon.

Yes at about 4pm approx. Still warning lights on so depending on weather it may not be end of it?

[MPR]

I have been wanting to ask this ? for awhile,How many tmes was the old road through the rest closed by landslides? I understand that it needed to be replaced but I was young then and dont remember landslides being a problem.Also we didnt drive by car as much as we do now, I only recall the rest being closed by snow. If there was a lot of closures due to landslides I would like to know. Can anyone help?

[Bitter End]

Aye the road used to git blocked wi snow occasionally --BUT --I am only in my early 60's and do not remember the auld rest bein used in my lifetime except for hillclimbs ( they only used the 'big Rest' an no the 'wee rest') -- Glen Kinglass auld and new road - yes --I well remember the 'switchback' ther ----- an then it bein used as a stage in the Burma Rally as wis the auld ' big rest' doon the way ! ( in the early 70's)

[MPR]

from for argyll
I find this very interesting


Thumbnail of Dunoon’s total ferry service provision

Together these two ferry services for Dunoon deliver:
•Mondays to Thursday inclusive: 72 services out of Dunoon daily – earliest out at 06.10, latest out at 23.10; and 72 services into Dunoon daily, earliest in at 06.45, latest in at 23.05.
•Fridays: 81 services out and 81 services out; earliest out at 6.10, latest out at 01.25; earliest in at 06.45, latest in at 01.25.
•Saturdays: 77 services out and 77 services in; earliest out at 06.45, latest out at 02.25; earliest in at 06.45,latest in at 01.25.
•Sundays: 55 services out and 55 services in; earliest out at 07.00, latest out at 23.30; earliest in at 07.50, latest in at 00.20.

These ferry services also keep Dunoon and the Cowal peninsula free of the loss of access and egress that the rest of Argyll suffers when the arterial A83 road is closed with one of its landslides.

[Hume]

Closed again at present - I'm sure you can guess why.

[WC1]

And to put the tin lid on it, the diversion (A82 north of Tarbet) is closed from 22.00 to 06.00!!

[howlsatthemoon]

And to put the tin lid on it, the diversion (A82 north of Tarbet) is closed from 22.00 to 06.00!!

The road closures on the A82 are normally lifted when the rest and be thankful is closed, I can't see it being any different this time.

[drollyin]

Yeah, they have been lifted.

How much time does the diversion add on to your journey?

[Mr.Everready]

About 45 minutes iirc