Finally, the relocation of the Hamranes and Ísals lines out of the settlement is in sight.

Yesterday, Saturday the 17th.
In February, an advertisement appeared in the media.
From Landsnet regarding the tender for the first phase of relocating the Hamranes lines from the settlement area to
Hafnarfjörður. Along with the move of Ísallína from
Residential development. There are the first signs of
works on the line's relocation since construction began at Völlunum in
Hafnarfjörður. „This is a major milestone for Hafnarfjörður. We have fought for
this since construction began on Völlunum. Little has happened and the matter
has become really urgent and pressing for the municipality and its residents to
to see the operations and before the end of the removal of the lines from the settlement and almost from the courtyards
“among people," says Haraldur L. Haraldsson, the mayor. Hamranes lines cover
plots in a new residential neighbourhood in Skarðshlíð and a forthcoming new housing development in
Hamranesi. In addition to lying close to
built in long-established neighbourhoods in Völlunum.

As previously stated, has
The struggle of Hafnarfjörður's municipal authorities to have the Hamranes lines moved.
stood from a settlement within the municipality
long over. In 2009, an agreement was signed between Landsnet and
of the City of Hafnarfjörður. That agreement provided for the transfer of the Hamranes line.
in three phases which was to begin in 2011 and completion by the latest in the year
2017. On 25 October 2012, it was clear that this would not come to fruition and was
the undersigned addendum between Landsnet
and the City of Hafnarfjörður, where it was stated that the demolition of the Hamranes lines and a relocation was to take place
to begin no later than 2016 and to end no later than 2020

„That
It was thus at the beginning of this term of office, when a new agreement was signed on
between the City of Hafnarfjörður and Landsnet, where we considered that it was too long to wait until the year 2020 to
the lines would go,“ says Haraldur. In
The second article of the contract states that the building is to be demolished.
to have the Hamranes line ready by the end of 2018. 
Clearly, given that construction is beginning this year, it will not
take place earlier than in 2019. To
An addendum to the 2015 agreement is an arrangement for the relocation of the Iceland Line away from residential areas.,
which was a welcome breakthrough. Since a new agreement was signed
In 2015, the local authorities have been fighting for the contract to be honoured and
“The construction work began, which is now hopefully nearing its end," says Haraldur.

Construction of new bearings
The Lyklafell line (Sandskeið line 1) is a prerequisite for the removal to be possible.
Hamranes lines and transfer the Ísallínur lines. The line is on the implementation schedule of the system plan.
2015-2024 and therefore approved by the Energy Authority. The implementation
has undergone an environmental impact assessment.

The implementation licences
which the local authorities have issued regarding the works, have been appealed against and are
A ruling is expected next month.