Comment posted A83: Friends of the Rest not even notified of emergency route plans by Iain McCallum.
But wouldn’t the cash which will be used to upgrade the Old Road to take traffic be better used to protect the main road from landslides? I imagine it will cost a fair old bob or two
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Last Monday I was told by a senior road engineer in Transport Scotland that the intention was to make the old road fit for all traffic, with the use of a convoy system. I specifically asked if it would cope with the large trucks that use the A83, and was told that it would.
I was recently told by a retired truck driver in Lochgilphead that he’d once driven the old road, in a truck – I don’t know how big.
I do know that it’s surprising what a large artic or truck+trailer can negotiate – I wouldn’t have thought they’d cope with the very severe hill and bends at Grogport on the B842 Kintyre east coast route, but they can, I’ve seen them.
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But wouldn’t the cash which will be used to upgrade the Old Road to take traffic be better used to protect the main road from landslides? I imagine it will cost a fair old bob or two
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Tell you one thing – when/if they do start using it, I’d love to be standing by with a video camera.
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I have never been on the old Rest,but I look down wehn travelling up to see my family and think “thank goodness we don’t have to drive up that”. But looking at that footage, whoever thinks that it will be a viable alternative to the landslide, blocked main road is well and truly on a parallel uuniverse
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Having watched the footage I now feel a bit car sick. I suppose some sort of traffic management system will have to be put in place before it can be used in both directions.
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It’s not going to be used in both directions at the same time – that’s why they’re planning a convoy system.
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