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New bridge over Breiðholtsbraut opens tomorrow morning

A new bridge over Breiðholtsbraut between Jaðarsel in Reykjavík and Vatnsendahvarf in Kópavogur will open tomorrow morning. Vegagerðin say the road will be closed tonight while work is carried out to prepare for the traffic switch. A statement from Vegagerðin says the opening of the bridge is a major milestone in work on the new Arnarnesvegur between Rjúpnavegur in Kópavogur and Breiðholtsbraut. Breiðholtsbraut between Jaðarsel and Vatnsendahvarf will be closed from 11:00 tonight until 6:00 tomorrow morning. The new bridge over Breiðholtsbraut will then open to vehicle traffic, and new traffic lights at the junction of Arnarnesvegur and Breiðholtsbraut will be brought into use at the same time. Traffic will also be allowed onto Arnarnesvegur between Breiðholtsbraut and Vatnsendavegur, while a new section of Vatnsendavegur between Arnarnesvegur and Vatnsendahvarf will also open. At the same time, the junction of Vatnsendahvarf and Breiðholtsbraut will be closed, the traffic lights there