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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

Hesjedals waterfall

Hesjedals waterfall

14.07.2017 - 09:07

Ringedalsfossen innermost in Skjeggedalen

Skjeggedal

29.03.2018 - 19:01

Ålmerket

29.03.2018 - 22:59

The boatshed at Hamn

Hamn

13.03.2018 - 21:23

Potholes

Hausberget

31.03.2018 - 21:20

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.

Finsefetene

27.05.2018 - 15:47

Hana

Hana

12.03.2018 - 13:16

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