Snow removal
Snow and ice removal in Borgarbyggð is managed by the municipality’s Environment and Development Department and the Road Administration.
Further information about the organisation of snow removal can be found on Borgarbyggðar’s website.
Integrated routing system
Borgarbyggð, Association of Municipalities in West Iceland, Borgarfjörður High School and Icelandic Road Administration are running a joint project related to an integrated route system in the municipality. This is a service extension for the residents of the municipality and increases equality for education in the local area.
Students and others who wish to do so have the option of using a school bus to get to elementary school, whether it is the Elementary School in Borgarnes or the Varmalandsdeild and Kleppjárnsreykjadeild, within Borgarfjörður Elementary Schools. The company Strætó runs a route from Kleppjárnsreykja and Varmalandsdeild in Borgarnes with stops at Hvanneyri and Baula. These are morning routes on all weekdays.
Further information about the organisation of snow removal can be found on Borgarbyggð’s website.
Housing
Available residential plots for allocation in the municipality are displayed on Borgarbyggð’s website under available plots.
The rental companies Bríet, Brák and Alma offer rental properties in the municipality.
Available jobs
The municipality advertises available jobs on the municipality’s website and on the employment agency www.alfred.is. The Directorate of Labour also advertises general jobs in
Borgarbyggð on its website, www.vinnumalastofnun.is.
Electricity, heat, sewerage and water supply
| Electricity
Rarik ohf. Dvergshöfða 2, 110 Reykjavík Phone: 528-9000 Email: rarik@rarik.is |
Heat supply
Veitur ohf. Bæjarháls 1, 110 Reykjavík Phone: 516-6000 Email: veitur@veitur.is |
| Sewerage
Veitur ohf. Bæjarháls 1, 110 Reykjavík Phone: 516-6000 Email: veitur@veitur.is. Note that houses in rural areas have septic tanks that are emptied every three years. |
Water supply Veitur ohf. Bæjarháls 1, 110 Reykjavík Phone: 516-6000 Email: veitur@veitur.is Smaller water supplies are in rural areas and are managed by Borgarbyggð. |
Medical services
All general medical services are available at the Health Center of West Iceland, which is located in Borgarnes. At the health centre appointments can be made with a doctor or a practising nurse. Appointment with a doctor or nurse can be done over the phone if the issue is of a nature that allows it to be solved in such a manner.
If matters are urgent, a call will be made the same day from the nurse on duty during the opening hours of the health care, who will lead the issue into the appropriate course.
A doctor is on duty 24 hours a day and provides emergency care. Outside of opening hours, one should always call 1700 unless it’s an emergency, in which case a call should be made to 112.
Attention is brought to that it is not possible to receive a visit at the health care centre without previously making an appointment.
- Address: Borgarbraut 65.
- Reception and appointment booking on weekdays: 432-1430
- Opening hours: kl. 08:00 – 16:00.
- Emergency shift doctor on-call phone: 1700.
