Ramps Up Iceland arrives in Hafnarfjörður
The „Ramps Up Iceland“ project began ramping up in Hafnarfjörður today. In the first phase, 28 locations in the town centre of Hafnarfjörður have been marked out, and project officials expect to install ramp number 50 in the heart of the town as early as next week.
Ramp no. 41
laid in Hafnarfjörður today – at least two ramps a day
The Ramps Up Iceland Project Started ramping up Hafnarfjörður today. The first phase is complete.
to mark 28 sites in the centre of Hafnarfjörður and make the project's proponents anticipate
to lay ramp no. 50 in the heart of Hafnarfjörður as early as next week. Probably there will be
There are more ramps, and the principle is to ramp up the areas where there is a lot of people.
and the impact is greatest. The Ramps Up Iceland project has the important purpose of paving the way.
Access for people with disabilities to services, shops and restaurants in Iceland. The project
Promotes greater equality for all and freedom to access participation, services and leisure activities.
An improved environment and
Better accessibility
Ramps
Upp Ísland operates with the aim of installing a thousand new ramps all over
Iceland over the next four years and create a thousand restaurants and shops in
private property, where access is inadequate, accessible to disabled people for 10.
March 2026 in close cooperation with local authorities, homeowners and residents. Haraldur
Thorleifsson, an executive at Twitter and founder of the design firm Ueno, is
The project's initiator. The City of Hafnarfjörður welcomes the initiative and the arrival of
to the project for the town and will contribute to paving the way for it
in the municipality. Accessibility can be limiting for people with disabilities and can often be greatly improved with a relatively simple implementation.