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the airport against development along its perimeter which may interfere 

 with its approaches and runways the Corporation have entered into 

 negotiations for the purchase of land which will increase the area to 

 approximately 630 acres. Its unique position will, as aviation progresses, 

 make it one of the most important airports in the country. 



Special taxi and charter work is undertaken at short notice at moderate 

 rates. Nottingham Airport offers first-class accommodation, servicing, 

 repairs and maintenance at very low rates. A qualified staff of experi- 

 enced pilots and engineers is kept fully employed. 



Trent Navigation 



The River Trent affords Nottingham a highway to the sea. It gives 

 access to Newark, Gainsborough, and four Humber Ports, including Hull. 



Prior to the Great War the navigation was controlled by a Company, 

 but by the Nottingham Corporation (Trent Navigation Transfer) Act. 

 1915. the portion of the navigation lying between Nottingham and Newark 

 was transferred to the Corporation. 



On the conclusion of hostilities the Corporation exercised their powers 

 under the Act and have since pursued an energetic policy of constructing 

 new locks (Stoke Bardolph, Gunthorpe, Hazleford and Holme Pierrepont) 

 and deepening the river. At the Nottingham end of the section controlled 

 by the Corporation, basins, warehouses and transit sheds have been 

 constructed. An enormous tonnage is cleared every year. 



In addition to the river service with the Humber Ports there is a canal 

 service via Leicester and the Grand Union Canal between Nottingham 

 and London and also services between Nottingham and Birmingham, 

 Manchester, Liverpool, &c. 



New Roads 



Prior to the War, Nottingham had some fine roads, notably, Gregory 

 Boulevard, Lenton Boulevard and Radford Boulevard, but with the ever 

 increasing motor traffic new problems of town planning arose. With a 

 view to solving these problems several magnificent new arterial roads 

 have been constructed. Taking advantage of grants from the Govern- 

 ment the Corporation first constructed Valley Road (80 ft. wide and 1.75 

 miles long) through an area hitherto undeveloped. 



Other new arterial roads have been constructed as follows : — Middleton 

 Boulevard, 120 ft. wide and .72 miles long. Western Boulevard, 120 ft. 

 wide and 1.93 miles long. These roads have dual carriageways and have 

 served the purpose of opening up undeveloped areas, relieving traffic 

 congestion and enabling traffic passing through the city to do so without 

 having to negotiate the busy areas in the centre. 



The construction of the extension of Parliament Street, through the 

 heart of the city, connecting districts South of the city with those of the 

 North, was carried out partly in connection with the demohtion of slum 

 property. This new road, which is practically half a mile long and has 

 a minimum width of 70 feet, has done much to relieve traffic congestion. 



