{"id":14820,"date":"2021-10-21T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2021-10-21T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hafnarfjordur.is\/asvallabraut-opnar-fyrir-umferd\/"},"modified":"2022-09-26T15:18:35","modified_gmt":"2022-09-26T15:18:35","slug":"the-asvallabraut-opens-to-traffic","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hafnarfjordur.is\/en\/asvallabraut-opnar-fyrir-umferd\/","title":{"rendered":"\u00c1svallabraut opens to traffic"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The new \u00c1svallabraut in Hafnarfj\u00f6r\u00f0ur opened to traffic today but<br \/>\nConstruction on the track began in spring 2020. With the opening of \u00c1svallabraut from<br \/>\nThe residential areas on either side of \u00c1sfjall, from Skar\u00f0shl\u00ed\u00f0 to \u00c1sland 3, are connected.<br \/>\nand thus Skar\u00f0shl\u00ed\u00f0 and the upper areas of V\u00f6llum will be better connected.<br \/>\nKald\u00e1rselsvegur and Reykjanesbraut. The \u00c1svallabraut will also serve Hamranes, the new<br \/>\nthe area opposite Skar\u00f0shl\u00ed\u00f0, which is undergoing rapid development, and the neighbourhoods that<br \/>\nare planned in \u00c1sland in the near future.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" data-src=\"https:\/\/hafnarfjordur.is\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/mynd1klipptaborda-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Image1ClippedABorda\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" class=\"lazyload\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 2048px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 2048\/1366;\"><\/p>\n<p><sup>R\u00f3sa Gu\u00f0bjartsd\u00f3ttir, Mayor of Hafnarfj\u00f6r\u00f0ur, and<br \/>\nKristmundur Einarsson, Managing Director of Sn\u00f3kur Ltd., cut the ribbon.<br \/>\non a banner and formally opened \u00c1svallabrautin.<\/sup>&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h4><strong>Important development for residents of Hafnarfj\u00f6r\u00f0ur  <\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>The opening of \u00c1svallabraut is a major and significant undertaking in<br \/>\nin a historical context and in the development that is taking place on a popular<br \/>\na development area that has the hinterland of Hafnarfj\u00f6r\u00f0ur in its back garden. The track has<br \/>\nIt has been on the planning system since 1980 and was supposed to lie closer to the settlement in \u00c1sland 3 than the commercial area.<br \/>\nAn analysis carried out in 2017 marked the final location of the track which in<br \/>\nThe road has one lane in each direction, with the possibility of widening to two lanes in each direction.<br \/>\nEight. With the arrival of \u00c1svallabraut, there will be two routes to and from the Vallahverfi area, and the area is expanding.<br \/>\nthe Skar\u00f0shl\u00ed\u00f0ar and Hamraness areas. Walking trails run north of \u00c1svallabraut and<br \/>\nConnects to the residential area at Brekku\u00e1s. A footpath then runs alongside the track. <\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" data-src=\"https:\/\/hafnarfjordur.is\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/mynd2hopurinnasvallabraut-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Photo 2: The Hop, Asvallabraut\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" class=\"lazyload\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 2048px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 2048\/1366;\"><\/p>\n<p><sup>Here you can see the group that attended the opening and took part in<br \/>\na service on a new route between residential areas in Hafnarfj\u00f6r\u00f0ur.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/sup><\/p>\n<p><em>\u201eThe \u00c1svallabrautin is a very important part of the development<br \/>\nand the strengthening of the settlement in Hafnarfj\u00f6r\u00f0ur and will completely change transport and access to<br \/>\nthe town's newest residential and business areas. A new flyover at the Kr\u00fdsuv\u00edkurveg was opened.<br \/>\nin use at the end of 2017 and a year earlier traffic was opened on the dual carriageway<br \/>\nReykjanesbraut through Hafnarfj\u00f6r\u00f0ur. The opening of \u00c1svallabraut is another step in<br \/>\nto pay for transport within the town and between neighbourhoods\u201c <\/em>says R\u00f3sa<br \/>\nGu\u00f0bjartsd\u00f3ttir, Mayor of Hafnarfj\u00f6r\u00f0ur.<em> \u201eI wish the residents of Hafnarfj\u00f6r\u00f0ur and<br \/>\nCongratulations to the staff of the companies in the area on the new track, and knows that it<br \/>\nwill come in handy\u201c<\/em><\/p>\n<h4><strong>Nearly 3,000 flats will be built in the area.<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>All plots in Skar\u00f0shl\u00ed\u00f0 and Hamranes have been allocated.<br \/>\nor in total plots for around 2,300 apartments, of which just over 1,700 are in Hamranes which<br \/>\nThey are not yet on sale. Development in Skar\u00f0shl\u00ed\u00f0 is well advanced and the first residents moved in.<br \/>\nThe residents moved into their homes in the summer of 2019. In Hamranes, construction has begun on<br \/>\nContract loans for 148 flats in blocks of flats, in addition to which Bjarg Housing Society intends<br \/>\nbuild 148 flats in the neighbourhood. In mid-2021, there were development plots in Hamranes.<br \/>\nAwarded to eighteen parties who are working on the detailed planning of their plots for<br \/>\na total of just over 1,400 flats. On several of these sites, construction is about to begin.<br \/>\nFurther development in \u00c1sland is in preparation and it is expected that<br \/>\nThe allocation of plots in \u00c1sland 4 for almost 500 homes will begin in the spring.<br \/>\n2022. <em>\u201eThere is high demand for plots and flats in Hafnarfj\u00f6r\u00f0ur and therefore<br \/>\nEvery effort has been made to speed up planning and facilitate development.<br \/>\nboth in new areas and through urban densification. Hafnarfj\u00f6r\u00f0ur is unique and<br \/>\nA friendly town that has everything. Our priority is to serve our current residents well, but we will<br \/>\ntruly welcoming new residents of Hafnarfj\u00f6r\u00f0ur\u201c <\/em>R\u00f3sa says at last.&nbsp;<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>N\u00fd \u00c1svallabraut \u00ed Hafnarfir\u00f0i opna\u00f0i fyrir umfer\u00f0 \u00ed dag en framkv\u00e6mdir vi\u00f0 brautina h\u00f3fust vori\u00f0 2020. Me\u00f0 opnun \u00c1svallabrautar fr\u00e1 Skar\u00f0shl\u00ed\u00f0 a\u00f0 \u00c1slandi 3 eru tengd saman bygg\u00f0asv\u00e6\u00f0i sitt hvoru megin \u00c1sfjalls og \u00fear me\u00f0 ver\u00f0a Skar\u00f0shl\u00ed\u00f0 og hverfin ofarlega \u00e1 V\u00f6llum betur tengd Kald\u00e1rselsvegi og Reykjanesbraut. Einnig mun \u00c1svallabraut \u00fej\u00f3na Hamranesi, n\u00fdju hverfi gegnt [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":18781,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_breakdance_hide_in_design_set":false,"_breakdance_tags":"","wds_primary_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[12],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-14820","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-frettir"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/hafnarfjordur.is\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14820","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/hafnarfjordur.is\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/hafnarfjordur.is\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hafnarfjordur.is\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hafnarfjordur.is\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=14820"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/hafnarfjordur.is\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14820\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hafnarfjordur.is\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/18781"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/hafnarfjordur.is\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=14820"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hafnarfjordur.is\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=14820"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hafnarfjordur.is\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=14820"}],"curies":[{"name":"WordPress","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}