BEAR Scotland have announced that traffic will be diverted off the A83 at the Rest and Be Thankful over road slip concerns amid ongoing heavy rainfall in the area.

Traffic will be convoyed along the single track local diversion route, from 7pm on Tuesday, with rain forecasted to continue through the night into Wednesday.

Convoy operation of the A83 was implemented at 9pm on Monday night in anticipation of the persistent heavy rainfall being experienced, and with hillside saturation levels increasing the decision has been taken to divert traffic to the Old Military Road as a safety precaution.

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A safety inspection will take place on Wednesday morning to assess if safe to reopen the A83 to all road users during the daytime as before however, further wet weather is expected over the course of the week and teams will be closely monitoring conditions on site.

Eddie Ross, BEAR Scotland's North West Representative said: "We've taken the decision along with Transport Scotland to direct all traffic to use the Old Military Road from Tuesday evening as a safety precaution given the persistent rainfall being experienced, and a safety inspection on Wednesday morning will determine if safe for us to reopen the A83 for road users.

"Looking ahead, we're expecting further heavy rain to move through the area over the remainder of the week, and our teams will remain on high alert.

"As ever, we thank the local community and all road users for their patience while we continue to manage the situation at the Rest."