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Closed to Látrabjargi Tonight

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The Westfjords Police have decided to close the road from Breiðavík to Bjargtöngur from midnight tonight until 8 a.m. tomorrow, August 12. The decision is made in consultation with the Nature Conservation Institute and the Icelandic Road Administration. Ingvar Jakobsson, Chief of Police at the Westfjords Police, says the decision was made for safety reasons. The last 20 kilometers to Látrabjargi will be closed overnight. A considerable number of…
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Hlynur Snorrason, the chief of police in the Westfjords, says police have not yet been warned of any traffic jams in the area, although they are expected to form later today. He also wants to remind travelers that at some point, police will stop letting people out to Látrabjargi, where the total darkness will last the longest in the country.

·Reykjavík, Iceland
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The Westfjords Police have decided to close the road from Breiðavík to Bjargtöngur from midnight tonight until 8 a.m. tomorrow, August 12. The decision is made in consultation with the Nature Conservation Institute and the Icelandic Road Administration. Ingvar Jakobsson, Chief of Police at the Westfjords Police, says the decision was made for safety reasons. The last 20 kilometers to Látrabjargi will be closed overnight. A considerable number of…

·Reykjavík, Iceland
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RÚV broke the news in Reykjavík, Iceland on Tuesday, August 11, 2026.
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