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Notorious A83 at Rest and Be Thankful set to be shut for three more weeks after landslip

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Rest and Be Thankful is set to be closed for three more weeks as crews work to repair damaged caused by a landslip. The A83 has been closed after a landslip brought down 6,000 tonnes of debris amid heavy rain on August 4.

Road management and maintenance organisation BEAR Scotland said the carriageway has been undermined after material was washed away from beneath the road and embankment.Teams plan to work round the clock to build a concrete wall to support the road and a culvert to carry water under it.A new temporary catch-pit will be created and the cliff formed below the road reinforced with concrete.BEAR Scotland said the repairs could take up to three weeks before one lane of the road can safely reopen under traffic light control.

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