What is it like living near Sizewell C construction sites?

Nigel Cann, chief executive of Sizewell C, says he has empathy for those directly affected but believes they will reap the benefits of the “crucial” infrastructure, including new roundabouts improving “blackspot” junctions.

The villages of Farnham and Stratford St Andrew will get a bypass, and park and rides at Darsham and Wickham Market are already ferrying site workers and “significantly” reducing traffic, he says.

“I can’t get people to love cones and traffic lights but we are trying to do it in the most thoughtful way possible,” he explains.

“Eventually, a lot of the scars across the land as we build bypasses and link roads will be replaced by trees and planters along the side of the road.

“It’s quite awful when you look at the land we’ve stripped and the trees we’ve taken down, but we can reassure people we will plant four times as many trees.”

Almost 8,000 people will work on this phase – from construction workers and engineers, to catering and security staff – as well as 80 apprentices based in Suffolk.

“These are real people already positively impacted, against people queuing for a while at traffic lights, which I know is a burden, but will be very short-lived,” he adds,

“This is a long-term investment, it is necessary and will be around for decades – we are building something that will be of huge benefit to the UK, and we will try to minimise the impact.”

Most of the infrastructure works would be finished in 2027, he added.

Additional reporting by Alex Murray, BBC Verify

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