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Rock fall blocks A82 road near Drumnadrochit Rock fall blocks A82 road near Drumnadrochit
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A major route in the Highlands has been closed "until further notice" because of a rock fall. A major route in the Highlands has been restricted to one lane because of a rock fall.
Police have said large boulders have fallen on the A82 three miles south of Drumnadrochit.Police have said large boulders have fallen on the A82 three miles south of Drumnadrochit.
They have warned of the potential for further rock falls in the immediate future. The road was completely closed while engineers checked rocks beside the route and confirmed they were safe.
Traffic officers have been directing vehicles away from the area and road contractors BEAR Scotland are travelling to the scene. Traffic officers and road contractors BEAR Scotland remain at the scene until the boulders are recovered from the carriageway.
An assessment is to be made of the ground from which rock has fallen but Police Scotland warned that traffic cannot be allowed back on the road until it is deemed safe.