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The benefits of adoption Option 1 are observed most clearly in the following areas:
the removal of the need to trench the 37km length of the cable route, with excavations required for jointing pits only;
the great reduction in the quantity of excavated soil being transported around and off the site;
the reduction in duration and general area of effect of the cable installation works;
the removal of the requirement to undertake HDD of major obstacles at ten locations for each of East Anglia THREE and East Anglia FOUR,
the reduction of overall vehicle movements on the public highway;
the large reduction in the length of the haul road from 37km to an estimated worst case of 10km;
the potential for micro-siting to avoid sensitive areas and the reduction of effects on hedgerow re-instatement following construction of East Anglia ONE; and,
The opportunity for accidental spillages or releases to be reduced or removed.