Following the closure of the Rest and Be Thankful this week, Argyll MP Brendan O’Hara has written to the Scottish Government minister seeking an urgent meeting to discuss the ongoing problems with the A83.
Mr O’Hara also said he would raise the economic eThect it is having on Argyll, as well as infrastructure difficulties for the west coast. Mr O’Hara said: ‘I recognise and applaud the hard work done by the A83 Taskforce to find a solution to the historical problems at the Rest and Be Thankful. These efforts have resulted in unprecedented levels of engineering work being done over the past couple of years.
‘But what we have witnessed – and with the west of Scotland predicted to become ever wetter due to climate change – shows a long-term permanent solution to the A83 cannot come quickly enough. The A83 is a vital economic artery for the west of Scotland that deserves the same level of support as the bridge over the Forth or the Aberdeen bypass.