The Victorian Opposition will remove Melbourne's 50 worst level crossings within eight years if it wins next year's election.
This is part of its alternative plan to the East West Link that it would pay for with the $6 billion sale of the Port of Melbourne, News Corp Australia reports.
Victorian Labor leader Daniel Andrews is expected to release the plan on Tuesday.
"Victorians are sick of the chaos and congestion at our level crossings, and putting up with overcrowded and late trains and crumbling suburban and country roads," he told News Corp.
Victorian Labor opposes the $8 billion East West Link and instead wants a rail tunnel.
It believes the Port of Melbourne is worth up to $6 billion if privatised, which it says would cover the estimated cost of removing Melbourne's most congested and dangerous level crossings.
Other features of its pledge is $300 million in its first budget on planning and early works on the Melbourne Metro rail tunnel.
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