East West Link should be audited: ALP

VICTORIA'S auditor-general has been urged to examine why the government has chosen to build the East-West Link over other projects.

The state Labor party wrote to Auditor-General John Doyle on Tuesday asking him to urgently audit the way the government selects its major projects.

In the letter, Opposition Treasurer Tim Pallas says an audit is justified given the state will be undertaking unprecedented risk to fund the proposed East West Link tunnel and freeway, which will connect the Eastern and Tullamarine freeways.

Mr Pallas argues the state is entering a contract without mandate, just eight weeks out from the next Victorian election and the business case so far lacks detail.

He also says the project ignores previous recommendations made by the auditor-general's office on how major road projects should be managed.

The East-West Link has emerged as a key state election battleground, with the opposition calling on the government to delay signing the building agreement until after the November 2014 election to give Victorians a chance to vote on it.

State Opposition Leader Daniel Andrews says the "$8 billion dollar dud" has no business case to justify building it over other projects and demolishing homes, and that it will do nothing to fix congestion.

But Treasurer Michael O'Brien says the government has done its homework on the project.

"We've been very careful about this. We've received excellent advice and that's why we're very confident that our numbers stack up," he said.

Mr O'Brien said the business plan was commercially confidential and would not be released publicly.

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