BEAR Scotland have announced the reopening of the A83 at the Rest and Be Thankful, after the road was closed as a precaution on Tuesday ahead of heavy rain forecast for the area overnight.

Safety inspections of the hillside took place this morning along with a review of the weather forecast for the area, following which a decision was made to divert all road users back on to the A83 as before.

As a precaution, traffic will be convoyed along the route throughout the morning, and the road will switch to normal traffic light operation this afternoon if weather conditions are noted to have further improved.

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A Met Office yellow warning for rain remains in place which covers parts of Argyll until 6am on Thursday morning. Teams remain on site monitoring weather conditions and observing the hillside.

Eddie Ross, BEAR Scotland's North West Representative said: "We've been closely monitoring the weather conditions overnight and this morning, and after a safety inspection of the area this morning we were content to divert all road users back onto the A83.

"As a safety precaution we are convoying road users along the A83 in single file throughout the morning, with the intention being to switch to normal traffic light operation this afternoon.

"Safety of all road users remains our number one priority and we're keeping a close eye on the weather forecast and monitoring conditions in the area to note any changes.

"As ever, we thank all road users and the local community for their patience while we continue with our work at the Rest and Be Thankful."