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– I get uneasy and angry that they are so square, says Norvall Nøringset.
The Red Cross tenant Førde looks inward at the hut he made his own. The stump of the road is just under 300 meters.
Today, the same road is used for agricultural purposes.
This summer, the roof of the Red Cross cabin was to be replaced and the plan was to transport materials and equipment in vans and trailers.
But the Norwegian Public Roads Administration said no to that and recommended that the Red Cross rent a helicopter in the city.
Disabled people cannot use the road either.
The Norwegian Public Roads Administration will not be interviewed by NRK, referring to the letter stating that the First Red Cross is not allowed to use the road.
The refusal points out that the road to the hut is part of the historic Trondheim postal route and that the Norwegian Public Roads Administration fears the route will be damaged.
DO NOT USE THE ROAD: Approximately 300 meters from the road to the Red Cross hut at Langeland in Sunnfjord is part of the Trondhjem cultural-historical postal route.
Photo: Bård Siem / NRK
“In high maintenance jobs at the Red Cross hut, we think other methods should be used, to dieI helicopter, to transport materials and necessary equipment to the cabin ”, he says.
And further: “For the same reason, we are negative about the use of the postal route for the transport of passengers from Rørslehemma or others who are going to rent or use the cabin.”
The other way around, says the leader of the Red Cross.
– The road will not be damaged, not even by the fact that people with reduced mobility are going to enter or that we have to transport some loads of construction materials.
The helicopter bill amounted to 40,000 crowns.
– The best becomes the enemy of the good
The mayor of the municipality, Olve Grotle (H), also reacts to the decision of the Norwegian Public Roads Administration.
– Sometimes I feel that the best is the enemy of the good, especially in public administration. Rigid rules and good intentions can lead to an outcome that no one wants, he says.
Margrethe C. Stang is president of the board of directors of the Past Memory Association.
– The erosion of cultural heritage is something that we are increasingly aware of, he says.
She calls the “helicopter case” in Sunnfjord a “classic dilemma where good intentions are pitted against each other.”
– I think the best thing would be for the parties to reach a compromise, which means that the Red Cross reaches the hut, but that the cultural heritage value is not lost in the old postal route.
CRITICAL: Sunnfjord Mayor Olve Grotle understands well that the Red Cross is frustrated at not being able to use the path to the cabin. He thinks the Norwegian Public Highway Administration is standing on stiff legs.
Photo: Artur do Carmo / NRK
May end up in the court system
Before the conflict, the Red Cross had used the road for 35 years, says Norvall Nøringset.
Now he hopes that the Norwegian Public Roads Administration will make a new assessment of the case, so that the disabled can fully advance.
Otherwise, the case may end up in the court system, he says.
– We may have to go to court to use the road.
NEW ROOF: This summer, a new roof was put in place on Råde Kors’ cottage in Langeland in Sunnfjord. All the materials had to be transported by helicopter because they were not allowed to use the road.
Photo: Bård Siem / NRK
