A83 road closure

[Mary G]

What is the exact location of today's closure, mentioned on the radio? It said there that it was between Ardgarten and the road to Lochgoilhead, and on the RAC site it says that it is between the turn-off at the Tarbet Hotel, and the Helensburgh road in Arrochar. The AA site seems to suggest the same as the radio, yet on their website map, it looks like it is the Helensburgh road that is affected!

Depending on where it is (and maybe there is more than one) will affect the route you take between the town and Glasgow, so more accurate information would be really helpful.

So I - and I suspect many others - would be really grateful for any accurate description of this road closure, and what the diversions are.

Thanks!

[erchiepeenkles]

road closed rest and be thankful because of landslide

[knock]

any idea for how long?

[bill]

A83 - Closed between the A814 and the B828
Road users are advised that the A83 is closed between the A814 and the B828 due to a landslip. The road will remain closed until further notice.
Diversion route is as follows:
Continue on the A82 to Crianlarich, Tyndrum, then the A85 to Dalmally and then on the A819 to Inverary rejoining the A83.

I am comming down the road Thursday,would it be quicker to go via Dunoon??

[westport321]

bill if you can get the portavadie ferry to tarbert it might be quicker

[knock]

Just spoken to strathclyde police - road will be closed for 3-4 days.
Oh b***** I'm going to glasgow very very early on tuesday!

[Ship called Dignity]

Just spoken to strathclyde police - road will be closed for 3-4 days.
Oh b***** I'm going to glasgow very very early on tuesday!

Oh b***** x 2! So am I!

[Mary G]

Ta for this.

When this happens, the inevitable Dalmally diversion puts so much stress on the A82 Tarbet to Crianlarich stretch of the road.
I put my passenger on the bus at Glasgow earlier today, and they said that it was going to add an extra half hour to the journey. However, the main problem was that the bus that should have arrived from the town was, nor surprisingly, delayed, and so a different bus had to be put on.
To stop a surfeit of buses (half of them empty, and just returning to their bases because the incoming bus had not arrived in time to turn around) doing the journey, they were going to change buses at Inveraray. All a bit of a palaver.

Islay passengers were, of course, hoping that the ferry would wait for them. The bit in this week's Courier made a big play of how boats need to leave on time, however, this is exceptional, and the boat should wait in these circumstances.

[EileenH]

I came down the road from Glasgow this afternoon. The road was closed at Arrochar, re-routing from Tarbet round the Crainlarroch road. Only came round this road once before. It adds alot onto your journey. When we spoke to the guy putting the signs up, he said there was a landslide where the tourist place at the bottom of the rest is and also one at Cairdow. He expected the road to be closed for a couple of days. If we had known, I think we would have got the ferry from Gourock to Dunoon then drove round for the Portavadie ferry. The road home was made worse by the rain and the volume of traffic.

[DOUBLE A]

Just been on STV, says they are hoping to possibly reopen on Wednesday

[Ship called Dignity]

Just been on STV, says they are hoping to possibly reopen on Wednesday

Here is hoping - but which week?

[Beachcomber]

There was a photo of the Rest & Be Thankful in today's Herald newspaper. The damage appears to be just at the top of the hill, coming from Arrochar, just before the left hand turn. The land above the road has slid down and the water has swept it away beneath the left side of the road.

[Ship called Dignity]

Just been on STV, says they are hoping to possibly reopen on Wednesday

Looks like it will be opening Wednesday morning right enough - excellent now I'll get home in time to dress up!

[Trapper]

Re: the ferry for islay

In this situation if the bus is a connecting service to the ferry the boat would be obliged to wait without any penalty for late sailing. However that is only if it is advertised as a connecting service.

[Ags]

We got into Glasgow airport yesterday morning at 8am to a text message that the road was closed We headed for Gourock - got a Calmac immediately for Dunoon - had an hour to get to Portavadie and it was the perfect journey home after a long flight - we were in tarbert before one oclock! The Tarbert - Portavadie ferry started its winter timetable yesterday. We got a ferry at 11.45 but had we missed that one the next is 3.45! Check with Calmac if you are travelling this way!!