Annex A - BEAR Scotland RaBT Presentation Slides

Slide 1 - Meeting details

Slide 1 - Meeting details, as described in the following text

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Meeting No. 31
Microsoft Teams
12 March 2026
Eddie Ross
Scheme Delivery Manager

Slide 2 - Presentation Overview

Slide 2 - Presentation Overview, as described in the following text

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Presentation Overview

Part 1: Rest and Be Thankful

  • Drainage improvements / road edge strengthening / minor slip repair
  • Phase 7 lower slope strengthening
  • Debris barrier repairs
  • Loch Restil minor slip repair
  • Works planned in next period

Part 2: Wider A83 works programme

  • Works completed since last meeting
  • Works planned in next period

Slide 3 - Part 1: Rest and be Thankful

Slide 3 - Part 1: Rest and be Thankful, as described in the following text

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Part 1: Rest and Be Thankful

Slide 4 - Drainage Improvements/Edge Strengthening

Slide 4 - Drainage Improvements/Edge Strengthening

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Drainage Improvements/Edge Strengthening

The slide contains two photographs of drainage improvements/edge strengthening works along the A83. The first photograph shows a drain being installed along the edge of the road. The second photograph shows the finished work along the edge of the road with the edge being filled in with stones.

Slide 5 - Minor Slip Repair

Slide 5 - Minor Slip Repair, as described in the following text

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Minor Slip Repair

Slide contains a photograph of the finished repair works to a slip along the A83.

Slide 6 - Lower Slope Strengthening

Slide 6 - Lower Slope Strengthening

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Lower Slope Strengthening

Slide contains a photograph of a slip to the hillside below the A83.

Slide 7 - Lower Slope Strengthening

Slide 7 - Lower Slope Strengthening

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Lower Slope Strengthening

Slide contains a photograph of plant working on the A83 to repair damage from a slip below the A83.

Slide 8 - Lower Slope Strengthening

Slide 8 - Lower Slope Strengthening

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Lower Slope Strengthening

Slide contains a photograph of soil nails installed on the hillside below the A83 to repair damage from a slip.

Slide 9 - Barrier Repairs

Slide 9 - Barrier Repairs

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Barrier Repairs

Slide contains a photograph of barrier fences.

Slide 10 - Loch Restil - Minor Slip Repair

Slide 10 - Loch Restil - Minor Slip Repair

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Loch Restil - Minor Slip Repair

Slide contains a photograph of a slip of the hillside above the road with plant working to fix it near loch Restil.

Slide 11 - Further BEAR works

Slide 11 - Further BEAR works

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Further BEAR works

Rest and Be Thankful

  • Continuing debris fence repairs
  • 3a lower slope and culvert
  • Westbound drainage improvements
  • Further barrier repairs and fencing

Other Nearby Works

  • Loch Restil Scour
  • Butterbridge Slope Repairs
  • Butterbridge Safety Barrier

Traffic Management

  • Traffic management only in place now to facilitate essential works
  • Length of restriction – During wetter seasons queuing under key channels not permitted leading to longer restrictions. Between April and July this may be relaxed when possible

Further other works

  • Forestry and Land Scotland tree removal south of the Rest and Be Thankful

Slide 12 - Thank You & Any Questions

Slide 12 - Thank You & Any Questions

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Thank You & Any Questions