Failures and the pandemic affected the council's snow clearance.
Special thanks to residents for their patience, understanding and cooperation. The first proper snowy days of the winter arrived this week, and the staff of the service centre and the council's contractors have been on snow-clearing duty from midnight until the evening in recent days. Although ploughing began at midnight on Tuesday morning, equipment breakdowns and the pandemic had a significant impact on progress.
Special
Thanks to residents for their patience, understanding and participation.
The first real
The winter's snow days came this week, and the staff of the service centre have been busy.
and contractors on behalf of the town have been on snow watch from midnight until the evening.
in recent days. Despite the clearance work having begun at midnight, including on the night before Tuesday, the faults had
equipment and the pandemic have a major impact on the course of events. All available staff and contractors
was called out last night but Covid-related illnesses and subsequent equipment failures caused setbacks.
had a knock-on effect on individual neighbourhoods and on the speed of the service.
The night
began with the sweeping of high-priority routes by up to fifteen machines
Snowploughing
is carried out in accordance with plans and according to pre-defined methods and
approved procedures. A contract is in place with 7 contractors for 11 additional pieces of equipment.
The council's six snowploughs, but contractors are called in when
Snow is hampering travel. Hafnarfjörður is divided into seven districts and each contractor is responsible for
their own neighbourhood, in addition to having extra machines in their possession.
Contractors are used by the City of Hafnarfjörður to assist in those neighbourhoods where the most
is prioritised on priority routes, depending on the weather and how things progress. The plan is to
Keep priority routes 1 passable before moving on to priority 2. Priority 3,
Residential streets will not be attended to until priority routes 1 and 2 are passable. Every effort is made to use the equipment to clear the main roads as quickly as possible. It is therefore often unavoidable that snow may block residents' driveways. On car parks, contractors and service centre staff clear snow from nursery and school playgrounds, institutional grounds and town centre car parks, as well as clearing snow from pavements and bus shelters. When contractors within the wards have finished the priority routes in their area, they assist with clearing car parks. Clearing the car parks can take time, particularly if the spaces are full.
The same applies to
Prioritisation of walking routes. The emphasis is on ensuring that routes in priority 1
and 2 are passable all day and the centre is on the main walking routes, the connection between
neighbourhoods and routes to and from Hafnarfjörður, along with walking routes to schools and
of the town's institutions. After that, the neighbourhoods are covered in detail.
Under
Transport and Construction – Winter Service. Information can be found, for example, on
Priority routes for the gritting of roads and footpaths. Please note that in the information icon
Explanations can be found behind the choices.
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We welcome everyone
Suggestions and prioritisation, including suggestions on snow clearance and anti-slip measures.
regularly throughout the day on heavy snow days. Residents are strongly encouraged to
Submit suggestions, large and small, via the suggestion portal and thus contribute to ensuring that no street, footpath or square under the town's care is forgotten.
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Further information
Information on the council's snow clearance and gritting can be found here: https://hfj.is/snjomokstur