A83

The first phase of ground investigations for the Old Military Road (OMR) improvements to get underway at the A83 Rest and Be Thankful. Work is expected to take around one week to complete subject to weather conditions and there will be no requirement for traffic management on either road during this

The construction of a debris flow shelter has been announced as the preferred option for the long-term solution to address the challenges at the A83 Rest and Be Thankful.

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.

Improvements to the existing Old Military Road (OMR) through the Glen Croe corridor are being made to make it a more resilient diversion route until the long-term solution to the problems at the Rest and Be Thankful is in place.

Transport Scotland has announced the intention to appoint an Atkins WSP Joint Venture to progress design and development work for the Rest and Be Thankful road through Glen Croe. The contract represents £25 million of Scottish Government investment, an estimate of the overall contract value fo

The second Delivery Plan for Scotland’s National Transport Strategy has been published by the Scottish Government which sets out the actions underway for 2022 to 2023 to provide attractive, affordable, accessible and sustainable travel options. The Strategy outlines four priorities for Scotlan

Five consultants have been invited to tender for the next stage of the work to design a long-term solution to the challenges at the A83 at the Rest and Be Thankful.

Transport Scotland has appointed Raeburn Drilling & Geotechnical Ltd to undertake the ground investigations as part of the design work to identify a preferred route option for the long term solution for the A83 at the Rest and Be Thankful.

A new £1.1 million catch-pit has been completed at the Rest and Be Thankful to provide additional resilience to the A83. Approximately 120m long and around 12m wide, the catch-pit is capable of holding around 4,500 tonnes of debris material from a potential landslip.

Transport Scotland has unveiled its preferred long-term solution to the landslip-plagued A83 Rest and Be Thankful road as well as "major progress" on additional short and medium term plans.

Argyll and Bute Council has recommended that the Scottish Government takes forward the first of 11 options to address landslide issues at the A83 Rest and Be Thankful following a consultation by Transport Scotland.

An appraisal of eleven options to improve the resilience of the A83 Rest and Be Thankful is under way.

An additional £6.6 million investment in the A83, including just over £4m for landslide mitigation measures at the Rest and Be Thankful, has been announced by the Scottish Government. The commitment from Transport Scotland is in addition to the £3m already committed to the on-going programme for

Derek MacKay An additional £3 million is being invested by the Scottish Government in the A83 in the coming year.