Stromeferry bypass: Landslide shuts A890 'for several days' 27 December 2012 Last updated at 08:24 It is expected to take at least several days to clear a road in the west Highlands which has been shut again after a landslide on Christmas Day. Just short of 20 tonnes came down on the A890 Stromeferry bypass, leaving drivers having to take a diversion of almost 150 miles. Highland Council said a team was at the scene of the landslide to begin clearing the bank above the road. Last December the Lochcarron to Kyle route was closed by 100 tonnes of rock. This left it blocked for four months at the start of 2012 and sparked a Highland Council investigation into how to prevent further disruption. If you look further up the cliff there's another 50 tonnes ready to come down End Quote Graham Phillips Highland Council Alternatives being looked at are building a bridge or causeway across the Strome narrows, driving a new road inland or substantially upgrading the existing route. Skye route However the cost could reach £115m and work may take up to three years to get under way. Councillor Graham Phillips, from Highland Council's transport committee, said engineers were on site to asses how long the road will be closed this time. He told BBC Scotland's Good Morning Scotland programme: "If you look further up the cliff there's another 50 tonnes ready to come down and that's got to be cleared as well and public safety comes first. If that is all we need to take down, and we'll probably know around lunchtime, then the road will be closed for around three or four days. If on the other hand there is a greater area which needs to be looked at then it could take a great deal longer. When the route was closed at the start of the year a temporary road was placed along the railway line using rubber matting and a ferry had to brought in to help children get to school. Mr Phillips added: "You've got a narrow piece of road here, it's the main route between Inverness and Skye, it runs for about two and half miles along a twisting narrow road at the base of a cliff and up there there's about three and a half million tonnes of rock which isn't very stable."