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Table 2. Examples of important projects in Iceland in the period 1961-2000.
Project /
Programme
Year of
delivery
Brief description
Burfell power
station
1969 In 1969 the hydro power plant in Burfell was commissioned. This
was the first time a glacier river was harnessed in Iceland and
innovation and development was needed to solve some important
technical challenges, e.g. to protect the power station from ice in
the river. The demands by the World Bank led to increased focus
on professioal project management (E.S. Ingibergsson, personal
communication, February 3, 2017).
Reykjanes-
braut „high-
way“ (Route
41) to Keflavik
International
Airport
1965 The road was orginally build in 1912 but was finally paved in
1965, becoming the first paved raod in Iceland. The road was a
two lane single carriageway with a concrete (not-asfalt) surface.
The road links Reykjavik capital with the KEF international airport.
Laugardalshöll
sports hall.
1965 Laugardalshöll is an indoor sporting arena located in Reykjavík,
Iceland. The capacity of the arena is 5,500 people. Hosted for
instance the 1995 World Men's Handball Championship
Sundahofn
Harbor
Reykjavik
1968 Since 1968 this has been the most important import-export
facilities in Iceland. The port handles some 230,000 TEU.

Bridges on the
Skeiðarár-sand
1974 The Skeiðará river was the toughest obstacle in the construction
of Iceland's Circle Route #1. The circle was closed in 1974 by a
904 m long bridge which is still he longest bridge in Iceland.
Svartsengi
geothermal
power station
1976 In the first phase of the Svartsengi geothermal power station,
superheated geotremal steam was used to heat fresh water,
which was pumped to the villages of Grindavik and Njardvik for
district heating. This was the first geothermal power station of its
type in Iceland. The world famous "Blue Lagoon" was created as a
by-product of this power station.
Krafla
geothermal
power station
1978 In 1978, the first large scale geothermal power plant (60 MW) in
Iceland was commissoned in north-east Iceland. This was Krafla
power station. It was built on top of an active volcano which did in
fact erupt a number of times during construction and the first
years of operation. (A decade eariler a small power plant of 3 MW
had been build in the Bjarnarflag area). The first time in Iceland
that electricity was produced (large scale) from geotheral power,
a milestone in the harnessing of geothermal energy in Iceland.
Skyggnir Earth
Station
1980 The Skyggnir Earth Station came online which enabled telephone
calls to other countries via satellite. Direct dialling to other
countries became possible for the first time.
New terminal at
Keflavik
International
Airport
1987 In 1987, a new terminal at Keflavik International Airport (Leif
Eiriksson Terminal) was commissioned, the. It was the largest
construction project in Iceland at that time and was criticized
because of extensive cost overruns in its final stages. (Gestsson,
2014). The terminal has been under construction and
development ever since.
Nesjavellir
geothermal
power station
1990 In 1990, the Nesjavellir geothermal power station was
commissioned (Morgunblaðið, 1990). It was a project that had
been in the research and planning phase for a very long time. It
was considered very successful and for the most part delivered on
time and on schedule. Nesjavellir power station is an efficient
combined cycle power station.