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Clean-up continues at landslip-hit Rest and Be Thankful on A83 Efforts to clear 2,000-tonne Rest and Be Thankful landslide
(about 5 hours later)
Contractors have removed more than 200 tonnes of landslip debris overnight as efforts continue to re-open the A83 at the Rest and Be Thankful in Argyll. Engineers have been tackling more than 2,000 tonnes of landslip debris in efforts to reopen the A83 at the Rest and Be Thankful in Argyll.
The route was closed on Monday after days of heavy rain dislodged rocks and earth from the hillside. The route was closed on Tuesday after days of heavy rain dislodged rocks and earth. It is hoped it may reopen on Thursday.
A special fence successfully held back more than 1,000 tonnes of debris, including boulders the size of a car. A special fence successfully held back more than 1,200 tonnes of debris, including boulders the size of a car.
The Old Military Road diversion route was opened on Monday and has been operating successfully overnight. The Old Military Road diversion route has been used as a detour for traffic.
This adds between 15 and 45 minutes to journey times between Tarbet and Inveraray.This adds between 15 and 45 minutes to journey times between Tarbet and Inveraray.
Contractor Bear Scotland said removal of debris from the road restarted at first light. Contractor Bear Scotland said about 1,500 tonnes of debris had so far been removed from the road, roadside and debris fence.
A specialist 16-metre reach excavator has been brought to the site to help remove material from the slope which has been retained by the debris fence. A spokesman said: "This is the largest recorded landslide in the area, the previous worst was in September 2009 when around 1,000 tonnes of material came down the slope."
It will be work throughout the day with two other large excavators to clear the road. A specialist 16m reach excavator has been brought to the site to help remove material from the slope which has been retained by the debris fence.
Bear said that a timescale for completing the clear up should be known later on Wednesday. The clearance operation began at first light and was carried out until the hours of darkness on Wednesday and will start again on Thursday morning.
It is hoped the road may be ready to reopen on later on Thursday, using temporary traffic lights as a precautionary measure.