The east-west link is a nation-building project that will change the way Victorians live, work and travel in our great city.

It will boost productivity, connectivity and bust congestion, which is too often a feature of our daily commute. We have always said that this project would provide benefits across the community - with more than 80,000 motorists expected to use it daily.

The east-west link will remove bottlenecks on the Eastern Freeway and the Bolte Bridge. Further, we will see declines in traffic volumes in the city and suburban roads, especially in the north.

One of the key aims of the east-west link is to increase traffic on the Eastern Freeway, and through the tunnel. This will remove traffic from local roads, making them safer and, in turn, improve the flow of traffic.

The aim of this project is to link our key freeway networks, remove congestion at well-known hot spots and reduce the traffic on suburban streets. We only have to think about CityLink and imagine what traffic would look like today without it.