Tuesday's budget will include an offer to end the impasse over the East West Link that has seen $1.5 billion left in limbo.

The Age has learned that the offer is one of the few big infrastructure commitments in a budget whose three big themes will be families, taxation and jobs.

Congestion on the West Gate Bridge Credit:Pat Scala

Last week Prime Minister Tony Abbott signalled that he may consider re-directing $1.5 billion slated for the western section of the East West Link to a new proposed Western Distributor to be built be Transurban.

The jobs package has not yet been announced.