Twelve rental flats are currently being rapidly constructed on two plots of land at Hádegisskarð in Skarðshlíð. The first flat was put in place yesterday, and it is expected that all twelve will be in position by the end of the week. The City of Hafnarfjörður will receive the flats fully furnished in mid-November. These rental flats are intended to ensure that low-income individuals and families have access to […]
The residents of Hafnarfjörður have now reached the milestone of thirty thousand. Rósa Guðbjartsdóttir, Mayor of Hafnarfjörður, celebrated the milestone with a visit to the Sigurðardóttir baby girl and presented her and her family with fine art from Hafnarfjörður and gifts reflecting the municipality's priorities, including environmental issues, literacy, health promotion and happiness. The 30,000th resident of Hafnarfjörður is a little girl born on 15th October, the daughter of […]
A two-year agreement has been signed with a new sports club called Sambo 80. The City of Hafnarfjörður provides the club with premises in the old fire station, on the second floor where the fire brigade's offices were. Sambo 80 undertakes to organise courses and introduce the sport to children, young people and adults. Sambo is a blend of self-defence and combat sport that traces […]
Due to work on the dualling of the Reykjanesbraut through Hafnarfjörður, the south-east slip road from Krýsuvíkurvegur onto the Reykjanesbraut towards Reykjavík will need to be closed. Paving and final installation of services is underway in this area. See image G. The ramp is expected to be closed from 30 October, after the morning rush hour. Traffic […]
This weekend, Mayor Rósa Guðbjartsdóttir and Hörður Þorsteinsson, chairman of the Hafnarfjörður Badminton Club, signed an operating agreement for the club's takeover of the Strandgata Sports Hall. The Badminton Club celebrated its 60th anniversary this weekend, the actual anniversary being on 7th October. Rósa presented the club with a gift from the City of Hafnarfjörður on this occasion. Today, there are only departments in […]
A town council meeting has been called for Wednesday, 30th October. The formal meeting will begin at 14:00 in the town council chamber at Hafnarborg, Strandgata 34. The agenda for the meeting can be accessed here. The meeting can be watched live here.
Due to repairs at the Fagrahvammi distribution substation, there will be a power cut tomorrow, Tuesday 29th October 2019, between 10:00 and 14:00. We apologise for any inconvenience this may cause. HS Veitur. Tel: 422-5200. Email: hsveitur@hsveitur.is
The Municipality of Hafnarfjörður and the Municipality of Kópavogur invite tenders for the cultivation of summer flowers and edible plants for the years 2020-2022. Tender documents will be provided electronically. Those wishing to receive the tender documents for this work should send an email to ingibjorgs@hafnarfjordur.is from Monday, 28th October onwards. The email must state the name of the contact for the tender, telephone number, email address and company name. Tender […]
The hosts of Vitan, the City of Hafnarfjörður podcast, continue their journey around the municipality, welcoming colleagues with experience and expertise in a wide range of fields within the municipality's diverse operations for a chat. A new episode has been released weekly at the end of the week for the past six weeks, and the seventh one is now out! In this episode […]
Strong interest in blocks for blocks of flats in Hamranes. The City of Hafnarfjörður recently sought interested developers for plots in the first phase of Hamranes, a 25-hectare area south of Ásvallabraut, Velli 6 and Skarðshlíð in Hafnarfjörður. A total of 12 applications were received for the four available plots, and it is therefore likely that there will be high demand for plots in this new area […]
