Key IRCA projects
As the authority responsible for the Icelandic highway system, the IRCA has the challenging mission of overseeing new construction alongside maintenance and operation on all highways across the country. Highways which are seeing increased use by locals and travellers alike, year over year. At any given point, the administration manages dozens of projects at a time, spread across all regions. These projects range from routine maintenance of rural highways to commitments to new construction of large-scale infrastructure, such as bridges and road tunnels.
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The traffic centre
The IRCA’s watch stations monitor road conditions 24 hours a day throughout the year. They also monitor weather conditions and circulation fixtures, and handle the notifying of response parties, co-ordinating actions, and disseminating information. The watch stations work closely with IRCA’s traffic services (1777,) IRCA’s operating units all over the country, the municipalities, and as the case may be, the police and rescue teams. The watch stations update information on driving conditions and road conditions on umferdin.is, currently available in English and Polish, as well as Icelandic.
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