Múlaþing approves procedures for winter opening of Axarvegur

Múlaþing wants the road around Öxi to be shoveled more often. The road authority will be asked to estimate the cost each time, but there has been criticism that the road is closed even though little is needed to open it. The road around Öxi between Egilsstaðir and Djúpavogur shortens routes through East Iceland significantly and is most useful to tourists and residents of Múlaþing. When it is open, tourists use it a lot because it shortens the r…