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| A83 Rest and be Thankful closed by landslip after heavy rain | |
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| The A83 has been closed by a landslip of about 100 tonnes of rubble at The Rest and Be Thankful after heavy overnight rain. | |
| Transport officials confirmed the road would be shut until further notice and contractor Bear Scotland had begun the process of clearing the site. | |
| Landslides have become commonplace at The Rest and be Thankful, with six closures in five years. | Landslides have become commonplace at The Rest and be Thankful, with six closures in five years. |
| Met Office yellow warnings for rain are in place for south west Scotland. | |
| A new emergency diversion route, running along an old military road, was built with government money in the hope of cutting the long diversions. | A new emergency diversion route, running along an old military road, was built with government money in the hope of cutting the long diversions. |
| Motorists had previously been forced to undertake diversions of up to 50 miles whenever the section was closed. | Motorists had previously been forced to undertake diversions of up to 50 miles whenever the section was closed. |
| However, Traffic Scotland said Thursday's closure was too far west to use the old military road. |