trunk road

British

noun

a main road, esp one that is suitable for heavy vehicles

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Bear Scotland said a decision would be made about returning traffic to the A83 trunk road by 12:00 following a hillside inspection.

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She added that "good progress" had been made to restore transport services and all trunk roads were fully functioning.

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"We are working closely with partner organisations, and our winter fleet is fully deployed and will continue to treat North West trunk roads in an effort to keep them open to traffic."

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A decision on returning traffic to the A83 trunk road will be made on Monday, following safety inspections of the road and the hillside.

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Scotland's annual winter service will see around 240 gritters undertake salt spreading and snow ploughing patrols of the trunk road network.

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