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The A83 Rest and Be Thankful remains closed as of 4pm on Monday - Eleven landslides hit a 3km stretch of the road
- A major clean-up operation is under way on the route near Butterbridge
- Drivers face a 60-mile detour along the A819, A85, and A82
- Access blocked to Lochgoilhead along the B828
- Main road connecting Arrochar to the A815 at Dunoon closed
Landslides have closed the Rest and Be Thankful, forcing drivers to take a 60-mile diversion.
Emergency services attended the scene at the A83 where they shut it in both directions from Arrochar to the A815 at Dunoon around 7am on Monday.
Eleven landslips hit hillsides along the trunk road over a 3km stretch, with two leaving debris strewn across the route.
An original diversion via the B839/B828 Lochgoilhead was then shut due to a further landslide.
Traffic ScotlandDrivers have been forced to take a 60-mile detour via the A819, A85, and A82 throughout Monday.
The Old Military Road diversion is also not in use.
Police and BEAR Scotland remained in attendance at the scene on Monday afternoon, with debris on the road at Butterbridge and Glen Kinglas.
Traffic ScotlandDrivers are advised to use an alternative route and expect delays in the area.
A Police Scotland statement read: “Following a landslide on the Rest and be Thankful, the A83 is closed in both directions from Arrochar to the A815 at Dunoon.
“Unfortunately, due to a further landslide, the original diversion via the B839/B828 Lochgoilhead is now also no longer in use.
“Diversions are in place via the A819, A85 and#A82.
“Please note that the usual Old Military Road diversion is NOT in use.
“Police and BEAR Scotland are in attendance.”
BEAR Scotland said: “Our operational emergency team is on site assessing the situation, which will also require geotechnical inspection in daylight prior to commencing clear-up, for which resources are being mobilised.”
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