The single-track Old Military Road reopened at the Rest and Be Thankful this morning – but the A82 is closed because of a serious accident.
The A83 trunk road closed after a major landslide which started early on Sunday morning and continued throughout the day.
Clearance of the debris started yesterday – it is estimated that over 2,000 tonnes of material slid down the side of Glen Croe.
The single-track Old Military Road was also closed after being blocked by boulders.
But it reopened early this morning, as drivers faced more headaches with the closure of the A82 between Ardlui and Crianlarich because of an accident – the single track road is now part of a 50-mile diversion.
Contractors BEAR Scotland only reopened the A83 six days before the latest landslide, but say early indications are that the wall constructed to support the A83 following the landslide on August 4 landslide has ‘performed well and is relatively undamaged’.
Eddie Ross, BEAR Scotland’s north west representative, said: “With exceptionally heavy rain forecast on Saturday night and Sunday morning we took the decision to proactively close the A83 and OMR on safety grounds
“Around 75mm of rain fell in a few hours in the early hours of Sunday which triggered another significant landslide at the same location as the event on the Tuesday August 4.
“Much of this was caught in the temporary debris fence and debris pits however as the landslide event continued throughout Sunday those measures were overtopped onto the A83 with some reaching the OMR.
Seems to be a lot of traffic if the old military road is closed!
Don’t worry Argyll and Bute council will sort it Lol. Wait a minuet they might be busy building a cycle path until 2027 and then they could start on a tunnel.