This is the headline you were never going to read: "Labor to build East West link". And rightly so. If the Andrews government had capitulated, it would have been an insult to Victorian voters and the electoral process.

In recent months, we have been living in a parallel universe of political debate as conservative politicians and vested interests have argued the contentious road should still be built. It was as if the November 29 state election that tipped the Coalition out of office after only one term hadn't happened.

The Andrews government aims to deliver on election promises. Credit:Salona Chithiray

Let's revisit some recent history. Voters often complain that there is no real difference between the major parties, but at this election, it wasn't the case. In the lead up to the poll, Labor announced that if elected it would dump the project of the then Napthine government.

So here was a clear, sharp point of difference being presented to the electorate. Vote Coalition, and the road would go ahead. A Labor government would spell the end of East West, in favour of the metro rail project.