{"id":14930,"date":"2022-02-06T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2022-02-06T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hafnarfjordur.is\/skert-thjonusta-vegna-ofsavedurs\/"},"modified":"2022-09-26T15:18:50","modified_gmt":"2022-09-26T15:18:50","slug":"reduced-service-due-to-severe-weather","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hafnarfjordur.is\/en\/skert-thjonusta-vegna-ofsavedurs\/","title":{"rendered":"UPDATE: Reduced service due to severe weather"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Updated at 09:30 on Monday, 7 February&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>It didn't snow as much in the capital region last night as was expected, as temperatures were slightly above freezing. As a result, most main roads and slip roads are clear, as are many residential streets. Work will continue throughout the morning to clear residential streets that are not yet passable, particularly in the upper districts and in some areas. Those intending to drive are asked to assess their vehicle's suitability and the local conditions, and to avoid setting off if the going is particularly difficult.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Drive carefully and remember to scrape properly and have all your lights on!<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The nursery, after-school club, music school and youth centre will open at 1 p.m.<\/li>\n<li>The town's telephone answering service began at 8 o'clock.<\/li>\n<li>The customer service centre and service centre have opened.<\/li>\n<li>Swimming pools and sports facilities open at 12 noon.<\/li>\n<li>The Library and Hafnarborg open at 12 noon.<\/li>\n<li> Some reduction in home care is to be expected.<\/li>\n<li> Delay in the opening of workplaces for disabled people<\/li>\n<li> Disruption to travel services for disabled people<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014<\/p>\n<h4><strong>Red warning in the capital region on Monday<br \/>\n7th February<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>A red weather warning has been issued for<br \/>\nthe capital region on 7 February, which means that people should not be travelling unless<br \/>\nif absolutely necessary. Although the weather will be fine tomorrow and the weather warnings<br \/>\nIf there is no snow, the roads will become slippery and it is important that people stay at home.<br \/>\nwhile roads are being cleared and people are keeping a close eye on information, but it is<br \/>\nTime-consuming to clear the streets of furniture.  <a href=\"https:\/\/www.vedur.is\/vidvaranir\">Updated information can be found on the Met Office website.&nbsp;<\/a> <\/p>\n<h4><strong>Schooling<\/strong><br \/><\/h4>\n<p>Regular school and leisure activities are cancelled, but<br \/>\nNursery and primary schools will nevertheless be open with minimal staffing for<br \/>\npeople who are in urgent need of childcare \u2013 that is, people who<br \/>\nprovides emergency services, policing, firefighting and rescue service call-outs.<\/p>\n<h4><strong>Swimming pools and sports facilities<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>Swimming pools and sports facilities will be closed until 12 noon.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h4><strong>Cultural institutions<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>Hafnarfjar\u00f0ar Library and Hafnarborg open at 12 instead.<br \/>\nnormal opening hours.<\/p>\n<h4><strong>Social services<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>Some reductions in the services of the family and<br \/>\nof the children's services department tomorrow. Home care may not be able to start until<br \/>\nat midday and in some cases it will be cancelled. There will be a delay in the opening of workplaces.<br \/>\nof disabled people and disruption to their travel services. In the homes of disabled people, it can<br \/>\nthat shift changes will be later and shifts longer than usual. Managers<br \/>\nInform the staff of that.<\/p>\n<h4><strong>Hafnarfj\u00f6r\u00f0ur Town Hall, Service Centre and Service Hub<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>Hafnarfj\u00f6r\u00f0ur Town Hall, Service Centre and Service Station open<br \/>\nat 12 noon. Telephone answering begins at 8:00 a.m. at both locations as usual. Staff<br \/>\nService centres and contractors will be on duty tonight and will be fully prepared. Clearing and cleaning operations will begin as soon as the weather permits.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/p><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>UPPF\u00c6RT kl. 09.30 m\u00e1nudaginn 7. febr\u00faar&nbsp; \u00dea\u00f0 snj\u00f3a\u00f0i ekki eins miki\u00f0 \u00e1 h\u00f6fu\u00f0borgarsv\u00e6\u00f0inu \u00ed n\u00f3tt eins og b\u00faist var vi\u00f0 \u00fear sem hiti var nokku\u00f0 yfir frostmarki. \u00deess vegna eru flestar stofn\u00e6\u00f0ar og tengibrautir f\u00e6rar og einnig fj\u00f6lmargar \u00edb\u00fa\u00f0arg\u00f6tur. Unni\u00f0 ver\u00f0ur fram eftir morgni a\u00f0 ry\u00f0ja \u00edb\u00fa\u00f0arg\u00f6tur sem eru ekki f\u00e6rar og \u00e1 \u00fea\u00f0 helst [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"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-14930","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-frettir"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/hafnarfjordur.is\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14930","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"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hafnarfjordur.is\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=14930"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/hafnarfjordur.is\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14930\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/hafnarfjordur.is\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=14930"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hafnarfjordur.is\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=14930"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hafnarfjordur.is\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=14930"}],"curies":[{"name":"WordPress","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}