More than $150 million of ‘congestion busting’ road projects in Melbourne will be announced by the Coalition on Monday.

The Morrison government says the $154 million investment will help ease gridlock across the city and make life easier for motorists regularly facing traffic jams on Dorset and Canterbury roads in Melbourne’s east.

Scott Morrison on the campaign trail on Sunday. Credit:Dominic Lorrimer

The Coalition’s package includes an $80 million extension of Dorset Road to Lysterfield Road in Ferntree Gully, where drivers heading for Rowville and Lysterfield are often forced to ‘rat run’ through local streets.

There will be $50 million to build a link on Dorset Road between Hull Road and the Maroondah Highway in Croydon, with the promise of significantly improved journeys for the 28,000 vehicles which use this section of road each day.