Notice of Environmental Impact Assessment Report
The Scottish Ministers, as the relevant roads authority, are considering implementing a road improvement project in the County of Argyll and Bute known as:-
The A83 Trunk Road (Rest and be Thankful) Project.
They intend to make The A83 Trunk Road, (Rest and be Thankful) (Trunking) Order 202[ ] the general effect of which will be to direct that a temporary diversion route for the A83 Trunk Road at Rest and Be Thankful, Argyll and Bute, provided by improving and widening the Old Military Road, will be trunk road.
They also intend to make The A83 Trunk Road, (Rest and be Thankful) (Side Roads) Order 202[ ], the general effect of which will be to provide for the construction of new side roads; the improvement of certain existing roads to form new and improved connections in relation to the A83 Trunk Road; the stopping up of various existing roads and private accesses; and the provision of certain new means of access.
They will also construct a debris flow shelter, road upgrades, junction improvements, and landslip protection measures above and below the A83 Trunk Road.
The Scottish Ministers give notice that the project is subject to the environmental impact assessment procedure prescribed by sections 20CA and 55A of the Roads (Scotland) Act 1984 and Directive 2011/92/EU of the European Parliament and the Council on the assessment of the effects of certain public and private projects on the environment (which was amended by Directive 2014/52/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council), and they have therefore prepared an Environmental Impact Assessment Report.
A copy of the Environmental Impact Assessment Report may be inspected, free of charge, during normal opening hours from 13 December 2024 to 07 February 2025 at:
- Transport Scotland, George House, 2nd Floor, 36 North Hannover Street, Glasgow, G1 2AD
- Three Villages Hall, Arrochar, G83 7AB
- Campbeltown Library, Aqualibrium, Kinloch Road, Campbeltown, PA28 6EH
- Dunoon Library, Queen’s Hall, 9 Argyll Street, Dunoon, Argyll, PA23 7HH
- Lochgilphead Library, Lochgilphead Community Centre, Manse Brae, Lochgilphead, PA31 8XQ
Please note that normal opening hours might vary during this period.
Copies of the Environmental Impact Assessment Report can also be obtained from Transport Scotland, George House, 2nd Floor, 36 North Hanover Street, Glasgow, G1 2AD at a charge of £150 for a hard copy. Requests for further information about the project may be sent to the same address.
Any person wishing to make any representations about the project and the Environmental Impact Assessment Report may do so in writing to the Director of Major Projects, Transport Scotland, George House, 2nd Floor, 36 North Hanover Street, Glasgow, G1 2AD. Any such representations must be received on or before 07 February 2025.
The Scottish Ministers will take into consideration any representations so made before deciding whether or not to proceed with the project with or without modifications.
L.SHACKMAN
A member of the staff of the Scottish Ministers
Transport Scotland, George House
2nd Floor 36 North Hanover Street
Glasgow G1 2AD
28 November 2024