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Efforts to clear 2,000-tonne Rest and Be Thankful landslide | |
(about 5 hours later) | |
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 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 1,200 tonnes of debris, including boulders the size of a car. | |
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 about 1,500 tonnes of debris had so far been removed from the road, roadside and 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." | |
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. | |
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. |
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