A busy north of Scotland road has been closed to due to increasingly heavy rain on site.
The Old Military Road (OMR) at the A83 Rest and Be Thankful has now shut to avoid further landslips that have affected the region.
Geotechnical specialists identified increasingly heavy rain was creating “debris movement” in the channels above the road which prompted teams to close the area as a safety precaution.
All traffic is now being diverted via the standard diversion route of A83, A82, A85 and A819.
Heavy rain is forecast overnight with particularly heavy rain showers now forecast throughout tomorrow morning.
A large landslip occurred on the August 4 at the Rest and Be Thankful after torrential rain fell in the Argyll area and blocked the road.
It is thought to have moved around 6,000 tonnes of debris.
A safety inspection will now take place from 12pm tomorrow when a full assessment of the OMR and the surrounding hillside will be carried out.
The road will remain closed until the green light is given from safety inspectors..
Eddie Ross, BEAR Scotland’s North West representative said: “Increasingly heavy rain in the area this evening has forced us to close the Old Military Road earlier than anticipated for safety reasons after our teams who were monitoring the hillside identified debris movement in the steep channel above the A83.
“We’ve closed the local diversion road as a precaution and it will remain closed until a full safety inspection can take place tomorrow afternoon.
“Heavy rain is forecast overnight with particularly heavy rain now forecast until late morning tomorrow, so we need to ensure a thorough geotechnical assessment is completed before we can consider reopening.”
