IT'S got street lighting, drains, a roundabout, and pavements.
But this is actually an outdoor classroom, rather than a real street scene.
It has all been built for New College Nottingham's new Civil Engineering Academy, launched yesterday.
It hopes to give unemployed people training to take part in big projects like the new tram lines to Clifton and Chilwell and the widening of the A453.
Steve Thompson, head of project realisation at the college, helped to design the facility.
It is modelled on a real-life house-building site – and even has a section below ground which will allow students to see what goes on under the surface.
It is the first of its kind in the UK.
Mr Thompson said: "We want to bring in unemployed people and train them so they can take part in major projects in Notts, like the A453 and the tram. We are targeting industries where there is a need for more people."
The £500,000 site has been created on grassland behind the college's Basford Hall campus, which was threatened with closure five years ago.
The area is part of the Nottingham North constituency, which has high levels of unemployment. The academy is part of a major overhaul of the college curriculum being overseen by principal Amarjit Basi, which is directed at providing qualified staff for growing industries.
It has seen departments and faculties scrapped and replaced by 16 academies backed by major employers.
The college is hoping to extend the number of construction firms it has enlisted as partners at its academy, including Marshall Construction.
The new civil engineering site will allow contractors to watch trainees learn skills.
The viewing gallery allows trainees to spot underground hazards, while the roundabout replicates highways works using dumper trucks and other vehicles. Street lighting will allow them to replicate real-life installation and maintenance of highways.
Qualifications on offer range from general construction to management-level awards.
Students at the college gave the thumbs up to the site.
Ryan Brown, 17, of Broxtowe Estate, who is doing a maintenance qualification, said: "It's impressive. It is life-like and will let people gain experience in a safe environment before going out into the real world."
Tom Boot, 18, of Hucknall, said: "It is going to help the area because there is a lot of unemployment around here.
"Now people will be able to come in and get some experience which will hopefully lead them to getting a job."
