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Representation by Bruce Graham

Date submitted
19 February 2020
Submitted by
Members of the public/businesses

The Converter Station location is in unspoilt countryside miles from the coast. It will turn the local area into an industrial site. The final leg of construction traffic is through housing estates and narrow country lanes. The cable installations will paralyse Portsmouth and the surrounding areas. At present the traffic jams are horrendous. When the roads are dug up there will be very few alternative routes. Aquind have considerably underestimated the construction timetable and effect on local and main routes. Traffic in the area will grind to a halt. A site for the station should be found closer to the coast to allow onward transmission using existing or upgraded overhead lines.