Rest and Be Thankful

[WC1]

Was it my imagination or was there a thread on here Thursday/Friday about the Rest and Be Thankful and the proposals for a relief road for use when there's a landslip?

[argylltourist]

WC1 Perhaps it's the story on forargyll that you remembered?

[WC1]

I know of that one, argylltourist, because it was from it that I got the Scotland Transerv report comparing the various alternative routes. What made the thread on here stick in my mind - I think it was posted by Kintyre Forum News - was that I intended to post a reply but wanted to re-read the report before doing so. The original message seemed to be based on a press release and included some fairly dubious arguments from local and national politicians which cried out for comment! It was when I logged on to post my response that I discovered the thread had disappeared. Or maybe I imagined it all!

[Board Admin]

Maybe lost when the forum was hacked? See http://www.kintyreforum.com/viewtopic.php?f=12&t=14167

[WC1]

That probably explains it. Unfortunately I can't follow the link, as it just tells me "you are not authorised to view this forum".

[Board Admin]

Oops sorry. Link fixed now.

[russanros]

http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/transport/outcry-at-timescale-of-solution-to-a83-x.18664873

-dont know if anyone has read this article ( a relative just emailed it to us) - there seems to be some ambiguity amongst it...but 10years?

[MPR]

Im still saying that a long term solution is a vehicle ferry. If they can run one back and forth to dunoon why cant they run one back and forth to CN. Does someone have to be killed at that road before the powers that be see the need.Sick and tired of Argyll and particularly kintyre treated like the black sheep of the country. The A 83 from Tarbert on down.... a disgrace to call that a road even an A road. Why are we not as important taxpayers as the rest of the country. rant rant rant

[MCP]

03/10/2013 and they are reporting the road closed due to a landslip - first big rain of the season. The diversion is described as being via Crianlarich and Dalmally - not the old military road. Anyone any idea why?

[Kintyre Forum News]

03/10/2013 and they are reporting the road closed due to a landslip - first big rain of the season. The diversion is described as being via Crianlarich and Dalmally - not the old military road. Anyone any idea why?

Because it is between Loch Fyne Oyster Bar and Cairndow - see viewtopic.php?f=12&t=16233

[Kintyre Forum News]

Actually the landslip is between the Dunoon turn off and Butterbridge not along from Cairndow as report this morning - more details

Update 09.12: Police Scotland at Lochgilphead have issued the following statement:

At 6.55am on 3/10/13 a report was made to police of a landslide on the A83 near to the Rest and Be Thankful. Police and Bear Scotland are at the locus now and making necessary assessments.

It is estimated that approx 80 tonnes of hillside has come down in a new locus to previous incidents. This landslide is approx 2 miles north of the junction of the A83 and A815 (Dunoon Road) between this junction and Butterbridge.

Bear Scotland believe that the road will be closed for at least the rest of today. Diversions are in place.

Update 11.00: The volume of the landslip is now said to be around 100 tonnes – but this is a modest influx so prolonged closure of this vital road is not likely.

Update 13.00: BEAR Scotland have just issued the following summary and position statement:

Current status

At around 7.30am a slip occurred affecting the A83 between A815 and B828 Kinglass (1.8 miles north of the Dunoon junction)
An estimated 100 tonnes of debris that is affecting the carriageway
Overnight there was 26.4ml of rainfall in the area (with 17.6ml of that between 6am and 9am)
Forecast from Met Office is for heavy rain to continue throughout the day for the next 12-15 hours with 28-30ml of rainfall expected
NB the slip has occurred in a location which does not permit use of the Old Military Road diversion route
Diversion is in place with police and VMS signs flagging the diversion – please visit the Traffic Scotland website here for realtime information .

Response

BEAR Scotland is working closely with the police to ensure motorists are aware of the closure
The first step in the response is for Geotechnical Experts to confirm the stability of the slope to ensure the safety of the workers undertaking a clear up operation
There are a number of excavators, clear-up vehicles and around 25 BEAR engineers and operatives on site waiting to start the clear up operation

Brian Gordon, BEAR Scotland’s MD says: ‘We are working as hard as possible to get the A83 fully open again. Safety is the top priority. We have instigated our planned response to this type of situation.’