In recent months I have posted on a number of occasions about the developing landslide problems at the now infamous Rest and Be Thankful<\/a> in W Scotland. Unfortunately, the landslides there continue to develop, causing increasing levels of disruption.\u00a0 Last night both the A83 itself and the Old Military Road diversion were closed once again as a precaution<\/a>.\u00a0 We are in a spell of repeated rainfall events in the area; with the material being so unstable on the slope the roads cannot be safely operated in the dark (and of course the nights are very long in Scotland at this time of the year).<\/p>\n There is an excellent stakeholder presentation about the problems at Rest and Be Thankful on the Transport Scotland website (it is a PDF)<\/a>.<\/p>\n BEAR NW Trunk Roads have been proactive in providing information as to why these road closures are needed<\/a>.\u00a0 They are aware that these problems are causing substantial disruption.\u00a0 On 25 November they tweeted a drone video of the site above the road that is now causing so much concern:<\/p>\n #A83<\/a> #RestAndBeThankful<\/a>: OMR to remain *CLOSED* overnight & throughout Thursday as a safety precaution with material continuing to move down the hillside. The drone footage below shows the damaged slope above the A83 that resulted from the landslips of earlier this year. (1\/2) pic.twitter.com\/xjRcKM507n<\/a><\/p>\n — BEAR NW Trunk Roads (@NWTrunkRoads) November 25, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n