Glen traffic jam

The old military road  in Glen Croe  - the diversion for the Rest and Be  Thankful on the A83  - has been in use for the last few days given the continuing downpours and the increased risk that creates for a landslip.

The amount of rain this winter has been has been exceptional, though it may of course become the norm.  A couple of hours before this was taken I had been discussing that situation and the difficulty it is causing  with the NFUS at their Edinburgh HQ, and I left there in a downpour.   

It was even wetter in the west - as is usual - and of course on a Friday evening  almost every road north will be busy so there was quite a queue at this spot, but those responsible for the convoy system have it well managed, with a substantial number of vehicles going through on each trip.  

It does however produce an unusual sight - a single track road traffic jam in the middle of a Highland landscape !