A petition objecting to residential roads in Hale Barns being used for heavy goods vehicles during construction of the HS2 railway line has been presented to Parliament.
Oliver Carroll, the prospective Conservative candidate for the Altrincham and Sale West seat, and Trafford Conservatives Group Leader Cllr Nathan Evans took the petition to the HS2 Select Committee.
Over 1,300 residents had signed the petition, which was created in response to amendments proposed by the government in July concerning the Crewe - Manchester leg of the controversial project.
The amendments included provision for construction traffic to be routed through Sunbank Lane, Chapel Lane, Longsides Road, High Elm Road and Hale Road for the purposes of construction works, with Sunbank Lane having to be significantly widened to allow the vehicles at all.
The petition claimed that around 2,000 homes would be directly affected by the increased amount of traffic, with up to 270 two-way trips made along the route per day.
In July, Carroll and Cllr Evans organised a public meeting attended by over 300 local residents at Hale Synagogue.
And on Wednesday, they travelled to Parliament to tell MPs from the HS2 Select Committee that residents had a right to be heard in the face of HS2's construction traffic proposals.
Speaking in the House of Commons, Carroll said this was the only construction route proposed by HS2 which would see hundreds of HGVs going through a residential area.
Cllr Evans added: "Trafford Council refused to walk the HS2 route with me and Hale Barns residents and refused to attend our public meeting.
"Residents will be directly affected – be it their health, wellbeing, and amenity of their properties. The blight on their homes has already begun, and homes are already failing to sell on the construction route."
Carroll - who is hoping to replace Sir Graham Brady as the local MP following his decision to stand down at the next election - said they would fight to defend people from the "ridiculous, ill-thought through plans".
The Committee will decide on the next course of action in the coming weeks.
