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With the
#A83
back up and running, these before and after photos from the A815/A83 Dunoon junction show just a small part of the huge effort our team and partners put in to clear the road. 🚒👩🏭
We want to say a huge thanks and well done - incredible effort 👏.
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@Harry_Moore_
Ah we're glad you love them! Our personal favourites are
#ReadySpreadyGo
or
#Gritallica
...!
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Huge thanks to the teams who worked tirelessly to complete the complex repairs on the
#A83
#RestAndBeThankful
& keep the OMR running, inc geotechnical specialists, engineers, traffic management ops, recovery-vehicle ops & heavy plant contractors 👷♀️👷♂️:
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Here's dashcam footage of one of our spreaders clearing snow on the
#A835
last night - snow drifts are over two metres deep in some places.
Road remans CLOSED between Garve & Ullapool and teams are working tirelessly to reopen the route as soon as possible.
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#A83
Rest and be Thankful with A815 Junction - our Teams are working hard, these photographs show just one of the locations following landslides yesterday on the A83
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#A83
#RestAndBeThankful
: OMR to remain *CLOSED* overnight & throughout Wednesday due to teams observing movement on the hill. Clip here is from CCTV footage on hillside showing gradual movement of material in steep channel above A83 from recent days. (1/2)
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#A83
#Restandbethankful
:-Significant landslide over night and on-going. The extent and source of this is currently being assessed. The A83 and Old Military Road will remain CLOSED until further assessment complete and it’s considered safe. Further update at 11:30am.
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#A83
#RestandbeThankful
: due to the on going nature of the landslide and continued rain we are unable to conclude safety assessments. The A83 and OMR will remain closed overnight. Diversion via A82,A85,A819.
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We're so lucky to work in such an amazing place - our Electrical Team were met by this chap in
#BridgeOfOrchy
car park next to
#A82
yesterday, they managed to get a quick snap from the safety of the van before he saw them off the premises...!
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Traffic running again on the
#A83
#Restandbethankful
. Photos before and after. Thanks for your patience.
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Huge thanks to the teams who worked tirelessly to reopen
#A83
#RestAndBeThankful
following multiple landslides last week, inc geotechnical engineers, high-rope access personnel, specialist machinery ops, traffic management teams & heavy plant contractors:
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Our
#A83
clean up operation is well underway. Our teams are working hard to clear the road, removing 9,500 tonnes of debris so far.
🔹Road closures remain in place between Inverarary and Tarbet.
🔹Avoid the area & plan ahead
More ➡️
@trafficscotland
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Update
#A9
A9 at Drumochter still got heavy Snow, Traffic at standstill, A9 Closed at Drumochter, Resources trying to clear snow
#DriveSafe
@trafficscotland
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UPDATE❗️ The
#A83
remains CLOSED 📷 between Ardgarten east of Rest and Be Thankful and Inverary due to multiple landslips. Clean up operations are underway where safe to do so 📷 Photo of area at Kinglas 🦺
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#A83
#RestandBeThankful
remains closed following multiple landslips yesterday. Teams will begin initial assessments this morning to determine extent of damage. OMR remains closed. Diversion via A83, A82, A85 & A819, follow
@trafficscotland
for updates!
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A83 - Several landslides between Butterbridge and Dunoon Junction.
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#A9
Drumochter - our ploughs can now get work clearing the snow. Thankyou to all those motorist who helped and who helped each other.
#StaySafe
@trafficscotland
@PSOSHighland
@PSOSTayside
Update
#A9
Drumochter! Some way to go yet, but some vehicles are now moving, with help from all.
@PSOSHighland
@PSOSTayside
@trafficscotland
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#A83
#Restandbethankful
:- the A83 and Old Military Road remains closed as the landslide event continues. Over 2000T of mud and boulders have now reached the A83 road level. The situation will be reviewed on Monday morning and further advice will be issued around lunchtime.
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Here's the current progress of our clear-up operation at the east of the
#A83
/
#A815
junction.
#DriveSafe
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The clear-up of our NW trunk roads continues! 12,000 Tonnes of debris have now been removed. 👩🏭
As the Yellow warning for rain is in place, we'll inspect the roads tomorrow and assess the condition of the
#A83
. This will remain shut tonight and we'll update tomorrow.
#DriveSafe
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#A82
Fort William Inverlochy nr Ben Nevis Hotel. Police Scotland have closed the road due to fallen trees and lighting column. BEAR teams are assisting.
@trafficscotland
@HighlandCouncil
@PSOSHighland
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#A9
Drumochter duals northbound - view from our gritter as it heads northbound.
Let us know if these images are helpful?
@trafficscotland
@PSOSHighland
@PSOSTayside
@HighlandCouncil
#DriveSafe
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Another picture of our teams working to clear the snow drifts on the
#A9
near
#Berriedale
- these snow-blowers are fitted to the front of our fast-trac tractors & are capable of shifting over 1,300 tonnes of snow per hour!
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Large multiple landslips have blocked the
#A83
at the
#RestAndBeThankful
& Old Military Road (OMR) following heavy rain today. Road to remain closed overnight with diversion in place via A83, A82, A85 & A815. Read more here: (pics show debris on A83 & OMR)
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landslide near Cairndow A83/A815 Dunoon junction. Inspection to be undertaken on Sunday once bad weather passes.
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Work continues to clear the drifting snow from the
#A835
just now - you can just make out the top of a snow pole in the centre of the first pic! Some of the drifts are over 2m deep - road remains CLOSED between Garve & Ullapool while teams work to clear route!
#snowhighland
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Here is a video of our snow blower in action earlier on this morning widening the road on the
#A9
at Tain
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SPOTTED!👀 A big stag posing for a photo in front of
@trafficscotland
's camera at
#A87
Cluanie.
If you're out and about this morning like this fellow, please travel safe!
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Another few clips of our teams working to clear the
#A835
last night - here's one of our tractors clearing the snow drifts from the road, some over 2m deep.
Road remains CLOSED while teams work tirelessly to reopen the route asap between Garve & Ullapool.
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#A83
#RestAndBeThankful
:OMR to remain *OPEN* overnight as local diversion. Programme of complex repair work for A83 underway & expected to take up to 3 weeks to complete before it can reopen. Here's a visualisation of the repairs for the A83 & embankments!
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Our £250K project to upgrade over 4.3km of
#NationalCycleNetwork
Route 7 was completed last week between Dalnaspidal & Dalwhinnie next to the
#A9
! Thanks for your patience while we completed the project 👷♀️👷♂️
@SustransScot
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More footage from our dash cam in our gritter
#MrPlow
out on the
#A9
near
#Dalwhinnie
today - we're working round the clock to
#KeepScotlandMoving
!
#StormCaroline
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Update A9 Drumochter, A9 DRUMOCHTER NOW OPEN, Drivable with care.
#DriveSafe
@trafficscotland
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#A83
#RestandBeThankful
: The A83 has REOPENED under traffic light control after complex programme of repairs complete. Teams are continuing with mitigation work on hillside. Thank you for your patience while teams worked around the clock to reopen A83!
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A few clips from our gritters who were working hard on the
#A9
at
#Slochd
&
#Drumochter
this morning! They even pass by
#MrPlow
&
#Gritallica
who were also out working to keep the route clear. 36 gritters will be out overnight tonight, please
#TakeCare
if out!
@trafficscotland
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#A83
#RestAndBeThankful
& OMR remain closed following a landslip highlighted in the drone footage below. Teams are on site to continue with clearance which is now estimated at 5000 Tonnes. Diversion route in place via A83, A82, A85 & A819. More here:
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We’re still working on clearing up the last of the debris on the
#A83
and taking it to be recycled, but the road’s running well & we’re monitoring 24/7.
Thank you to all the contractors who’ve also worked with us this week, amazing effort everyone. 🌧️💪
#WeAreBear
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#A82
- more photos
#A82
Invergarry and Fort Augustus - some photos to show the extent of what our teams have been dealing with overnight and conditions
@trafficscotland
@PSOSHighland
@HighlandCouncil
#StaySafe
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❄️Another busy day for our teams! Here's some dash-cam footage from inside the cabs of our gritters inc
#Gritallica
on the
#A9
near
#Dalwhinnie
today - teams have faced challenging conditions however all routes have remained open! Please
#TakeCare
&
#DriveSafe
if out
#StormCiara
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Just to say a huge thank you from our teams on site at the
#A83
#RestAndBeThankful
to the members of the public for their acts of kindness over recent weeks. We've had a number of people who have stopped to provide cakes & treats for the teams who are working round the clock 1/2
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"Gonnae snow dae that."
"How?"
"Just...gonnae snow."
❄️
#GonnaeSnowDaeThat
& friends will be out later working hard to keep routes clear across the North West of Scotland. Please
#Takecare
& drive to conditions if out!
@FordKiernan1
@greghemphill96
@trafficscotland
❄️
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#A9
Dalwhinnie to Trinafour, snow gates currently closed due to snow drifts and poor visibility. We have 3 Gritters and a Fast Trac working to clear the snow.
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#A83
#RestAndBeThankful
: Old Military Road diversion route now *open*! The local diversion route will be running 24 hours a day via a convoy system. A83 remains closed & teams are continuing to assess damage to road following Tuesday's landslip. More here:
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Teams have been working round the clock to keep routes clear - the gritter cam in
#MrPlow
captured
#Gritallica
assisting with clearing snow from the
#A9
at
#Drumochter
today!
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#A9
Drumochter..and this is them both caught on camera at the weather station....🙌 to all our winter teams, partners and emergency services keeping the roads open 👏❄️
@PSOSTayside
@PSOSHighland
@RHANews
@HighlandCouncil
@trafficscotland
#A9
Drumochter - 2 vehicles from our winter fleet working together, a tractor unit with plough and gritter/plough behind
@PSOSHighland
@PSOSTayside
@HighlandCouncil
@RHANews
@trafficscotland
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Good morning, the weather's improving but the impacts are still affecting roads. Our teams worked incredibly hard over the weekend & the clear up continues - the
#A83
Inverary-Tarbet currently remains closed.
#DriveSafe
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The cameras caught this nice winter scene on the
#A9
at Achavanich. The gritter is on route to treat this so until there please
#takecare
and
#drivesafe
.
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A picture of our Fast-trac at the
#A9
#Drumochter
this afternoon. Heavy snow showers make conditions challenging for our teams, who continue to battle the wintry conditions
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A9 Drumochter, Heavy Snow on Drumochter, we currently have 6 gritters in the area. Delay your journey if possible.
#DriveSafe
@trafficscotland
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10:00hrs -
#A9
Scrabster - our team and Gow Groundworks working hard to clear debris following last evening landslip. Great effort in a short space to time, don't you agree? Passable with traffic control. Port open.
@trafficscotland
@scrabsterport
@NLFerries
@RHANews
#A9
Scrabster.....open under control, with photo! ;-)
@RHANews
@NLFerries
@scrabsterport
@trafficscotland
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0900hrs UPDATE - after an early morning start clearing debris, ferry passengers make their way from the morning ferry with minimal delay. A huge Well done team!
@trafficscotland
@NLFerries
@scrabsterport
@PSOSHighland
UPDATE -
#A9
Scrabster - one lane is cleared of debris with traffic being controlled through the area, this is enabling ferry traffic to Scrabster port/terminal
@trafficscotland
@NLFerries
@PSOSHighland
@scrabsterport
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The construction of a new catch-pit at the
#RestAndBeThankful
has been completed which will provide additional resilience to the
#A83
. Working on behalf of
@transcotland
, the project got underway in September last year & was completed last week. More here:
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#A83
#RestAndBeThankful
: Old Military Road is now **OPEN** following safety inspection this morning. Please allow additional time for journeys and check
@trafficscotland
for the latest information before setting off.
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We're so excited to unveil our latest named gritter thanks to the help of 8 year-old Kyle Mackay in
#Inverness
...
#GangstaGrannyGritter
! Kyle named the 32-tonne gritter after his favourite book -
#GangstaGranny
- written by
@davidwalliams
! Read more here:
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A helicopter is assisting with dislodging large boulders which have been exposed following Tuesday’s landslip above
#A83
#RestAndBeThankful
. The helicopter is releasing water onto the boulders to try & manoeuvre them into safe location down channel. Info:
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#A9
near Dowally, local water course has burst, overflowing onto the A9
@trafficscotland
@PSOSTayside
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We're lucky to work in such a beautiful place - we had to share this pic one of our team snapped on the
#A82
near
#FortWilliam
yesterday!
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#A83
#RestAndBeThankful
: The OMR local diversion route is currently closed due to flooding from the river in the area. Teams are investigation the situation to ensure the OMR opens as quickly as possible. In the meantime, traffic is being diverted via the A82/A85 and A819.
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White christmas on the A9 at Drumochter. We have crews out overnight patrolling and clearing snow.
#Drivesafe
@trafficscotland
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#A83
#RestAndBeThankful
: Here's a clip of our timelapse camera showing the recent debris movement on a loop -teams are monitoring the hillside continuously. All traffic continues to be diverted via A82, A85 & A819 as a safety precaution. Read more: (2/2)
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Update -
#A9
Drumochter - you can see out teams are working hard to clear the route. Our Tractor unit has managed to release this vehicle ...with help from motorists. TEAMWORK!
@trafficscotland
@PSOSTayside
@PSOSHighland
#A9
Pass of Drumochter. BEAR Teams working hard to clear the snow. Our front facing cameras in gritters showing the difficult conditions and vehicles blocking their routes.
@trafficscotland
@PSOSTayside
#StaySafe
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Here's a short dash cam clip from one of our spreaders on the
#A9
at
#Slochd
today - our teams work round the clock in difficult conditions to keep routes clear.
#StormCaroline
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Pic of landslip on
#A83
Rest& Be Thankful this morning, teams are continuing to monitor& assess the site
#StormFrank
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A beautiful frosty morning yesterday on the
#A85
approaching
#Tyndrum
- what a view!! We're so lucky to work where we do.
#OfficeViews
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Here is a photo of some of the hard work our crews have been doing.
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#A83
#RestAndBeThankful
: The Old Military Road has now RE-OPENED following successful stabilisation of boulders on the hillside. The Old Military Road will continue to operate as a local diversion for the A83 throughout the night into Monday.
Thank you for your patience.
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#A9
Drumochter - Our gritters continue to clear snow following the severe weather and snowfall earlier today.
@trafficscotland
@PSOSTayside
@PSOSHighland
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A huge thanks from the team at the
#A83
#RestAndBeThankful
for the very kind gifts from members of the public today - we're absolutely delighted and it really means a lot. The OMR remains in use for all road users - please
#TakeCare
&
#DriveSafe
if out!
#MerryChristmas
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Sometimes we get a few curious visitors when out inspecting the network! These two handsome stags watched from afar while our team inspected snow banks on the
#A9
at
#Drumochter
this afternoon. They even posed for a pic before heading back up the hill! 🦌❄️🦌
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The
#A83
#RestandbeThankful
has reopened via the Old Military Road following geotechnical inspections of the slope this morning. This shall be operational until 18:00 hrs tonight, and reassessed at 08:00 hrs tomorrow morning. Expert teams continue to work on the slope above
#A83
.
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Here’s a still image taken from the dashcam footage from within one of our gritters out on the
#A87
at Invergarry summit. We have gritters out working round the clock, check the movement of our winter fleet via
@trafficscotland
’s gritter tracker here:
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Thank you so much to this lovely member of the public who kindly handed us this brilliant bear-themed ‘thank you’ note & box of chocs for the team working on completing the repairs at the
#A83
#RestAndBeThankful
. Absolutely made our day & is truly appreciated.
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Here’s a picture one of our gritter drivers took when out on the
#A87
at
#Cluanie
after he pulled into a layby for a quick stop this morning. What a view! We’ve got another 34 gritters out tonight – please drive to conditions &
#TakeCare
if out!
@trafficscotland
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The first few salt treatments of the 2020/21 winter season were carried out over the weekend! One of our gritter drivers stopped for a quick break and snapped this fantastic sunrise on the
#A87
near Broadford on Sunday morning – what a view!!
#WinterIsComing
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Merry Christmas from the team working at the
#A83
#RestAndBeThankful
today! 🎄 Old Military Road remains open as a local diversion route for road users with traffic being safely convoyed through Glen Croe. Please
#TakeCare
&
#DriveSafe
if out! More here:
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Christmas has come to Loch Fyne! 🎅Our team working on the
#A83
spotted this fantastic festive touch from Inverneill locals.
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#A9
Ballinluig - Police Scotland have closed the road due to severe flooding both directions. The water is running off adjacent fields and water courses.
@trafficscotland
@PSOSTayside
@PerthandKinross
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View from gritter driver Josh's cab on the
#A87
near
#Invergarry
when taking a break in a layby last night! Teams have been working tirelessly during this most recent snow fall & cold temps. Amber warning for snow in force across parts of northern Scotland until 6am Sat
#TakeCare
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One of our winter fleet patrolling the
#A9
at Drumochter just now.
@trafficscotland
@transcotland
@PSOSHighland
@HighlandCouncil
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🎵 Enter snow-man ☃️
❄️ Ice-disappear 🎸
🤘 Master of...gritters? 🚛
The mighty
#Gritallica
🤘will be out tonight working hard to keep the
#A9
clear tonight!
@metallica
We'll have 34 gritters out across Scotland's north west trunk roads - please take care if heading out!
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Landslip mitigation measures have successfully prevented a 300-tonne landslip reaching the
#A83
at
#GlenKinglas
! The innovative rock bunds were created using 28-tonnes of re-used rock excavated from catch-pits built at nearby
#RestAndBeThankful
, more here:
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Rain continues to fall and dangerous conditions are throughout the NW Trunk Roads. A83 Trunk Road Below.
#StaySafe
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A83 Rest and be Thankful: open via old military road: stunning view from the hillside monitoring point today.
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Road is still closed
#A84
Anie Straights, South of Strathyre to Kilmahog due to flood water, Bear ISU on site together with recovery for abandoned vehicles.
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It's great to see positive feedback from the weekend, lots of you recognised the exceptional effort from our gritter drivers, out tackling the very challenging conditions on the roads. It makes a real difference when we get tweets like this - thank you.
Good Morning from
#Tyndrum
#A82
Snow plough drivers hard at work to get on top of it + free abandoned vehicles
Breakfast, hot drink or Fish & Chips on us today for passing snow plough drivers if you can jump in to take a break, or take away🐟🍟🍽☕️
@lomondtrossachs
@NWTrunkRoads
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Snow affecting the
#A9
north of Dornoch just now - we have gritters out treating routes and dealing with any snow but please
#DriveSafe
&
#TakeCare
! This is Ousdale currently.
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#A83
#RestAndBeThankful
: Look at the size of these icicles formed next to the road during the freezing temps this week! Work on mitigation measures continues - A83 is open during the daytime 8.15am - 5pm with all traffic diverted via OMR overnight, info:
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Last night we had to close the
#A86
east of Roybridge. Due to heavy rain, over 600 Tonnes of mud & debris came down on 1.5km of the road.
We've been working hard to clear it & aim to have the road open by 8pm tonight. More info here:
@trafficscotland
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#A83
- A wee video from the slope at the
#RestAndBeThankful
of the 20 tonne boulder being safely broken into smaller flat pieces to stabilise it on the hillside. The boulder was exposed following multiple landslips last week. More info on repairs here:
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