The Icelandic Met Office has issued a yellow weather warning for the southeast parts of the country. Ring road (1) is now open between Kirkjubæjarklaustur and Skaftafell. #icelandroads
The information phone, 1777 (+354 5221100), is open every day between 6:30 – 22:00. #icelandroads
Winter conditions are in most parts of the country, least in the southwest. #icelandroads
The roads to Dettifoss waterfall (862 & 864) are impassable. #icelandroads
Information on road condition and the weather is updated frequently on the webpage during the day, especially during winter.
Further information on road conditions is available via tel. 1777 (if problems use tel. +354 522 1100), which is open 8-16 in summer and 6:30-22 in winter.
The number in Iceland to call for in case of an emergency is 112.
Those who have booked flights on the morning of New Year's Day are encouraged to pay close attention to umferdin.is and to airline flight schedules. The weather is expected to be bad in most places in the South and Southwest, including the capital area. Traffic will be slow and roads may be closed.
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Due to paving works, Reykjanesbraut will be closed from Grindavíkurvegur towards Reykjavík from 20:00 on Wednesday 16th of November until 20:00 on Thursday 17th of November. Reykjanesbraut will be open for traffic from Reykjavik the airport throughout the construction period. Reykjanesbraut is to be paved over a 2.7 km section by the smelter in Straumsvík.
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The Icelandic Road and Coastal Administration (IRCA) is glad to announce that TomTom, a key service provider for traffic information has started utilizing the newly published DATEXII feed from IRCA.
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