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 […]
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Power cut in Hvammar 29/10/2019
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
Growing summer flowers and vegetables
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 Badminton Club takes over the running of the Sports Hall
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 […]
Town Council Meeting, 30 October
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.
Passion and strong collaboration are the key to success.
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 […]
Twelve applications for four plots
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 […]
Maximus concerts in Hafnarfjörður and Harpa
The Hafnarfjörður Music School Symphony Orchestra, together with the Garðabær Music School String Orchestra, will hold a series of three concerts featuring the musical adventure of the musical mouse, Maximus Musicus, in the Great Halls of the Hafnarfjörður Music School and at Harpa over the coming weekend.s. The story “Maximus Musicus Tritters to the Music School” will be performed, featuring a narrator, visuals and musical pieces by around 50 instrumentalists. The programme will include the orchestral work In the Hall of the Mountain King by Grieg, a piece […]
Contract for Transport in the Capital Region
Hafnarfjörður, along with five other municipalities in the capital region, Garðabær, Kópavogur, Mosfellsbær, Reykjavík and Seltjarnarnes have signed a landmark agreement with the Icelandic government on an ambitious development of transport infrastructure and public transport in the capital region for fifteen years. The Hafnarfjörður Town Council approved the agreement on the planning and financing of transport infrastructure development until 2033 at its meeting on 16 October. The agreement […]
Hafnarfjörður in a key role in new comedy series
Filming is about to begin on a new bittersweet comedy series starring Laddi. The setting for this 6-part series, which is being filmed for Sjónvarp Símans, is Hafnarfjörður, and the film crew will be travelling around the town this November. Gunnar Geirdal, Baldvin Zophoniasson, Kristófer Dignus, Hekla Elísabet Aðalsteinsdóttir, Ragnar Eyþórsson and Laddi. Fréttablaðið/Anton Brink […]