Issue - meetings

Update by North West Area Manager, Transport Scotland

The Committee gave consideration to a verbal update provided by Transport Scotland’s North West Area Manager on various issues raised by Members in relation to the A83.

Discussion took place around flooding issues at Tayinloan; the possibility of a footway on the A83 at Inverneill; the ongoing discussions regarding implementation of a 40mph speed limit on the south side of Ardrishaig; the timetable for repairs to the Corran and Colchester Square roundabouts in Lochgilphead; the requirement for the repair of two holes under the road near the sewage works on Ardrishaig Road and the Millennium Garden; the need for trees to be cut back at Barmore Road, Tarbert, to address road safety issues; ongoing work to progress drainage improvement and the installation of a pedestrian crossing on Kinloch Road, Campbeltown; the need to address general road deterioration across the A83; surface water issues on Hall Road, Campbeltown, being monitored by BEAR Scotland; and the need to identify planned works to fully address a previous culvert collapse at Kilmichael Farm, Campbeltown.

It was agreed that a list of works which had been carried out by Transport Scotland over the 2021/22 period, and a list of works scheduled for the 2022/23 period, would be provided to the Committee by e-mail following the meeting.

Decision

The Mid Argyll, Kintyre and the Islands Area Committee noted the information provided.