Snow avalanche barriers in Bolungarvík
The Town Council of Bolungarvík has approved the acceptance of the bid submitted by Ósafl for the construction of snow avalanche barriers in Bolungarvík. Ósafl submitted the lowest bid for the project. The tender amount of the bid is ISK 566,781,402, or 77.93% of the estimated cost of the project. Ósafl, a company owned by Iceland Prime Contractor, was established especially for the Bolungarvík tunnel construction project.
The transverse avalanche barrier in Bolungarvík is to be 18 to 22 metres high and 700 metres long and will be located where Dísarland now is. In addition, there will be eight cones placed higher up on the mountain. It is estimated that the barriers will contain some 400 thousand cubic metres of filler material, which will be obtained from within the construction area. The estimated total cost for the construction of the protective structures is ISK 750 million; however, the final cost will be determined by the bids submitted for the work. Construction of the barriers is scheduled to take 2-3 years.
