Members of the Icelandic Travel Industry Association are against plans to build a new and broader road across the central highlands, reports the National Broadcasting Service.
In addition to the new road, Landsnet, a company that owns and operates all major electricity transmission lines in Iceland, plans to erect pylons through Sprengisandur, central highlands. The Icelandic Road and Coastal Administration are currently assessing the possible effects a new road and pylons could have on the environment.
“The central highlands should be left untouched,” says Helga Árnadóttir, managing director of the Icelandic Travel Industry Association. “The electric pylons are a form of visual pollution and the new road will bring about more traffic through this sensitive area. Should the plan be given the go-ahead it will greatly affect tourism in the area. 80 percent of those who travel to Iceland come here because of the unspoilt nature,” she concludes.
Members of the Icelandic Travel Industry Association are against plans to build a new and broader road across the central highlands, reports the National Broadcasting Service.
In addition to the new road, Landsnet, a company that owns and operates all major electricity transmission lines in Iceland, plans to erect pylons through Sprengisandur, central highlands. The Icelandic Road and Coastal Administration are currently assessing the possible effects a new road and pylons could have on the environment.
“The central highlands should be left untouched,” says Helga Árnadóttir, managing director of the Icelandic Travel Industry Association. “The electric pylons are a form of visual pollution and the new road will bring about more traffic through this sensitive area. Should the plan be given the go-ahead it will greatly affect tourism in the area. 80 percent of those who travel to Iceland come here because of the unspoilt nature,” she concludes.
