Marginal seat voters want priority given to other infrastructure projects The East West Link near Moonee Ponds, Victoria. MOST voters in some of Victoria's key marginal state seats do not want the East West Link to be the government's transport priority, secret polling shows. The polling, done for Labor by ReachTel and obtained by the Herald Sun, shows that more than two thirds of people in Carrum, Ivanhoe and Narre Warren North are lukewarm about the tunnel. More than 600 people in each seat were canvassed for the research, conducted in July and August. They were asked: "Do you think the east-west tunnel is the most important transport priority for Victoria?." In Narre Warren North, 66 per cent said no, while in Ivanhoe and Carrum 69 per cent said no. Labor is likely to use the results to bolster its argument that the State Government shouldn't put "all its eggs in the one infrastructure basket" by prioritising the east-west tunnel above other key infrastructure projects. One party source told the Herald Sun the results could rattle Liberal backbenchers in marginal seats, and that they proved that the 4.4km tunnel, which would cost between $6 billion and $8 billion, was a political risk for the Napthine Government. Late last month Opposition Leader Daniel Andrews called on Premier Napthine to delay signing a contract for the new road and tunnel until after the November 2014 poll, citing fears the project would pull resources away from other state government projects. He has promised to provide an alternative transport plan by the end of this year. A spokesman for Mr Andrews, Chris Reilly, wouldn't comment on the polling, but repeated the party's opposition to the East West Link. "Labor is opposed the $8 billion tunnel that no one wants, no one will use from a Premier that no one voted for," Mr Reilly said. Yesterday, Dr Napthine attended an event at the site of the proposed tunnel's entrance on Alexandra Pde and said that the tunnel would be a "congestion buster" for Melbourne. "This is a great project creating 32,000 jobs, decongesting Melbourne, improve productivity and efficiency and removing 23 traffic lights from people travelling from Chandler Hwy through to Tullamarine Fwy," Dr Napthine said. He said congestion on roads was an "absolute nightmare" and that the East West Link would provide a solution. The Government hopes to sign contracts for the road by September next year, and begin construction before the next state election.