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Under the grass fields lie large quantities of sand and gravel.

Nedre Helland- Sand Quarries

13.12.2018 - 11:09

The three spades in the municipal coat of arms for Modalen are sand spades. Sand quarrying has brought income and employment. As much as 70,000-80,0000 tonnes of sand and gravel left the municipality each year since the turn of the millennium, to be used as cementing sand. Why is Modalen endowed with so much sand?

Vegane gjennom den tronge og bratte Måbødalen

Måbødalen- road construction

26.05.2018 - 11:33

Ringedalsfossen innermost in Skjeggedalen

Skjeggedal

29.03.2018 - 19:01

Workers

Lussand-roadwork

26.05.2018 - 11:43

The road along the north side of the Hardanger fjord - between Øystese and Eide in Granvin – was literally built “by hand”. The construction work started in February 1933, and on 9 October 1937 Crown Price Olav opened the stretch of road between Øystese and Ålvik at Fyksesund bridge.

Dale power station

Dale power station

18.03.2018 - 08:16

In 1923 Bergenshalvøens Kommunale Kraftselskap (BKK) expropriated large areas for power plants and development of hydropower started soon afterwards. Dale power station with the two first aggregates, each of 14 MW was put into operation on 17 November 1927. In the supply reservoir in Storefossen 5152 cubic metres of concrete were cast, and a modern and well-equipped power station was built.

The wheelhouse at Hovdanes, Tysnes

Hovdanes

30.03.2018 - 20:24

Klokkarvatnet

Kalandsvatnet and Klokkarvatnet

03.08.2018 - 12:30

Brekkhus

Brekkhus

19.06.2018 - 18:03

The road Stamnes-Eidslandet

Dalseid- Eidslandet road construction

25.04.2018 - 20:57

The power station at Herlandsfossen, Osterøy

Herlandsfossen

18.03.2018 - 08:14

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