Comment posted Support the A83 Campaign by Liz Munro.
Not enough is being done about this, I went to a meeting with Transport Scotland last Tues in Lochgoilhead and came out no wiser than I went in, only for the road to be closed less than 24hrs later, they still talking about studies, reports, advice from Austria, germany ect with a budget of £100K for this and a possible funding of £1m, would they not be better to spend this money on upgrading the forest road?? whilst I understand U cant defy nature not enough is being done and this has been an issue for years, well before the much publicised 400 tonne of 2007 & 1000 t of 2009, they are in process of procuring more netting to cover much of it, but this is really a short term solution (didnt really work at Stromeferry which is still closed since Dec)
Recent comments by Liz Munro
- Transport Scotland non ‘economic impact analysis’ of 2007 A83 landslide
See Lochgoilhead didnt get a mention AGAIN, when that road is closed we have no public transport to Glasgow as Helensburgh bus wont come long way, and it takes us an extra 60 miles to get to Glasgow, but we get no sympathy as especially for a small village who rely on tourism and people wont drive the detour as it too long and the ferry is too expensive !!!!!! - A83: Is there a planning issue in Transport Scotland’s intent to revise the old military road below Rest and Be Thankful?
Whilst I am in favour of a alternate route for the A83 I am really not seeing the point to resurrecting the old road, if there is a large debris flow it falls onto it so is that not defeating the purpose, also this appears to be a RUSH job is that because the A82 Pulpit Rock is closing for 14 weeks to also rid it of temporary traffic lights, whole thing seems pointless but they have had months to look into possibilities with no real results, other than they are putting more netting up wow !!!!!
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Sort the Rest–and be thankful.!
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Maybe we should re-name it for the campaign to have a greater impact.
How about:
Survive and be Thankful!
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Please sort the A83 at the Rest and be Thankful. It makes living beyond the landslide untenable.
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We travel this road on a regular basis to lochgoilhead. When slips occur and road is closed it is a lengthy detour with few petrol stations.This means a full tank of petrol is necessary.We recognise that the road must be a engineer’s nightmare Is it possible to upgrade the old road to allow one way traffic(controlled by lights) for cars or small vans.Alternatively upgrade the forestry road.These 2 could be combined to allow directional one way traffic.
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Once the council and traffic scotland have wasted hundreds of thousands of pounds on pointless meetings and surveys we may strike it lucky , they may admit they dont know what they are doing and get help from someone who does , until this country weeds out the idiots put in decision making positions we will all pay
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Not enough is being done about this, I went to a meeting with Transport Scotland last Tues in Lochgoilhead and came out no wiser than I went in, only for the road to be closed less than 24hrs later, they still talking about studies, reports, advice from Austria, germany ect with a budget of £100K for this and a possible funding of £1m, would they not be better to spend this money on upgrading the forest road?? whilst I understand U cant defy nature not enough is being done and this has been an issue for years, well before the much publicised 400 tonne of 2007 & 1000 t of 2009, they are in process of procuring more netting to cover much of it, but this is really a short term solution (didnt really work at Stromeferry which is still closed since Dec)
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I thought that they were starting work immediately on improving the forestry road to act as a diversionary convoy route. I can’t help remembering the well-publicised comment of a Glasgow politician on the (now completed) ‘missing link’ between the M8 and the M74 on the south side of Glasgow – that it was being ‘studied to death’.
The ‘possible funding’ of £1m is surely ridiculous, and while netting will catch larger rocks and boulders it won’t stop mudslides – and the sooner the design of whatever’s needed in the way of shelters and viaducts is completed and they’re constructed, the better.
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