Call to “keep up the pressure” over Rest and Be Thankful
Councillors, businesses and citizen action groups in the Argyll region of Scotland are being urged not to “go easy” on Scotland’s new-look cabinet over the troubled Rest and Be Thankful road. Argyll and Bute’s provost has called for the council to keep the pressure on new Scottish transport secretary, Kevin Stewart, on the stretch of […]
Argyll and Bute Council have pleaded to the Scottish Government for a ‘permanent solution’ to Rest and Be Thankful road
After an infrastructure planning meeting on Friday, council leaders announced they were once again “reaffirming” its “long-standing position” that the road needs to be improved. The A83 Rest And Be Thankful road is one of the two main routes into Argyll, with the other being the A85 Oban to Crianlarich road. Members of the council’s […]
Scotland’s transport minister chairs Rest and Be Thankful taskforce improvements meeting
Transport Minister Jenny Gilruth chaired the latest meeting of the A83 Taskforce in Arrochar to provide an update on medium term solutions for the Rest and be Thankful. The Minister confirmed that realignment work to the south end of the existing Old Military Road through the Glen Croe corridor will get underway later this year. […]
Rest and Be Thankful road shut for a week due to landslip fears
The key A83 route in Scotland at Rest and Be Thankful, which is used as a way to travel between Glasgow and west coast has been shut for a week because the hillside overlooking it is saturated after a period of heavy rain. Traffic is being diverted along a single-lane road nearby with a convoy […]
Rest and Be Thankful solution may still be a decade away
Ministers in Scotland have confirmed that a solution to the troublesome Rest and Be Thankful stretch of the A83 may not be solved until 2033. The Herald newspaper reports that, despite a campaign backed by 1,500 businesses which has been pushing for the scheme to fix landslip issues to be delivered by 2024, ministers have […]
Rest and Be Thankful shut as safety precaution due to heavy rain
The A83 at the Rest and Be Thankful road in Scotland has been closed with all traffic diverted overnight to the nearby Old Military Road. BEAR Scotland says that given the current forecast for more heavy rain later in the week, further use of diversions on to the Old Military Road and convoy control on […]
Rest and Be Thankful diversion owner gets £1m
It’s emerged nearly £1 million has been paid out to the owner of a diversion route used during the closure of the landslip prone A83 Rest and Be Thankful road in Scotland. The Press and Journal reports that total payments have been made over the last six years, with annual instalments being transferred to the […]
Five in the running for Rest and Be Thankful design contract
Transport Scotland has shortlisted five sets of consultants to sort out the problems on the A87 Rest and Be Thankful road. Arcadis Consulting (UK) Limited / Sweco UK Limited; Ove Arup & Fairhurst; Atkins Limited / WSP UK Limited; Stantec UK Ltd / RPS Consulting Services Limited and Jacobs / Aecom have been invited to […]
Transport Scotland appoints specialist contractor for A38 Rest and Be Thankful ground investigations
Transport Scotland has appointed Raeburn Drilling & Geotechnical to undertake ground investigations to help identify a long-term solution for the landslide-prone A83 at the Rest and Be Thankful. Preliminary ground investigations are expected to get underway next month. These are part of the design work to identify a preferred route option for an alternative to […]
Rest and Be Thankful shut again through landslide fears
The beautiful but troubled stretch of the A83 in Scotland known as the Rest and Be Thankful is shut again because of fears of landslides, despite millions of pounds’ worth of work to try to keep it open. There’s a Met Office Yellow Warning for heavy rain which means the road has been shut until […]
