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  Trial to finally re-open the A83 at Rest and be Thankful for 24 hours a day is hit by another shutdown Trial to finally re-open a notorious lifeline Scots road for 24 hours a day is hit by another shutdown A TRIAL examining whether a notorious lifeline Scots road can open for 24 hours a day was disrupted - after it had to be shut down yet again as a safety precaution due to an intense period of rainfall. The plan to re-open the infamous landslip-prone A83 at Rest and be Thankful would involve traffic being escorted in single file in both directions for the whole day.

Argyllshire Advertiser ACUMEN mental health development worker Sarah McFadzean. Want to read more? At the start of the pandemic in March we took the decision to make online access to our news free of charge by taking down our paywall. At a time where accurate information about Covid-19 was vital to our community, this was the right decision – even though it meant a drop in our income. In order to help safeguard the future of our journalism, the time has now come to reinstate our paywall, However, rest assured that access to all Covid related news will still remain free.

  Plan to finally re-open the A83 at the Rest and be Thankful for 24 hours a day - but by single file convoy only Plan to finally re-open a notorious lifeline Scots road for 24 hours - but with a single file convoy only A TRIAL examining whether a notorious lifeline Scots road can open for 24 hours a day has been extended to see what happens during unsettled weather. The plan to re-open the infamous A83 at Rest and be Thankful would involve traffic being escorted in single file in both directions for the whole day. The test was due to take place on Monday for two days but has now been ...

The A83 at the Rest and Be Thankful is to remain open overnight for the first time in over eight months in a 24-hour trial operation over the next two days. The infamous lifeline road has been in and out of action since August last year, following a landslide. The trial will help officials consider if the route can remain open safely overnight on a long-term basis. Starting today, all traffic will remain on the A83 overnight with teams carefully monitoring the hillside and weather conditions in the area. However, the Old Military Road will remain on standby as a local diversion ro...

Want to read more? At the start of the pandemic in March we took the decision to make online access to our news free of charge by taking down our paywall. At a time where accurate information about Covid-19 was vital to our community, this was the right decision – even though it meant a drop in our income. In order to help safeguard the future of our journalism, the time has now come to reinstate our paywall, However,  rest assured that access to all Covid related news will still remain free. To access all other news will require a subscription, as it did pre-pandemic. The good news is tha...