Rebuilding Tontouta
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Rebuilding Tontouta Airfield
E airfield at Tontouta, in New Caledonia, is to be rebuilt. The first part of the work involves nstruction of the landing-strip, :h will be maintained at its pre length of 2,100 metres (about I yards). le present thickness of the strip, centimetres, is to be increased 00 centimetres (one metre), so 0 accommodate 100-ton jet air •s. itial work on the aerodrome will about 50,000,000 Pacific francs 50,000), and 50,000 cubic metres and and screenings will be re ;d. igotiations are proceeding in s with a big contracting firm irry out the work. Plant valued ,000,000 francs (£A35,000) will 1 to be brought from France ;he work, and the French Gov lent will pay transport costs. ie American forces built Ton a airstrip during the war; and, i there, carried out many at -3 on the Japanese in the tnons. is hoped in New Caledonia , when the French company aletes its work at the airfield, II be given the task of moderh : New Caledonia’s road system.