The campaign promises are coming thick and fast in the lead-up to next month's Newcastle council election.
Labor announced on Friday morning that it was committing $26 million to alleviate traffic congestion on Minmi Road, a notorious bottleneck.
Meanwhile, the Newcastle Independents, who are aiming to end Labor's council majority, announced $35 million funding to refurbish Lambton Pool.
Labor said it would spend $15 million on widening Longworth Avenue to two lanes in each direction between the Newcastle Road roundabout and Cowper Street.
It would also expedite planning for widening Minmi Road between Maryland Drive and Fletcher.
Lord mayor Nuatali Nelmes said the project was "one of the most significant capital road works and traffic lane duplication projects in our city's history".
Labor said in a media statement that the NSW government and previous councils had approved large housing estates in the area "without adequate early investment in infrastructure".
"Local residents have long identified the need to widen Minmi Road and provide two dedicated lanes of traffic to and from our western suburbs to ease the morning and afternoon commute for residents living in Wallsend, Maryland, Fletcher and Minmi, and I am committed to delivering this project that the community has long been calling for," Cr Nelmes said.
"Longworth Avenue becomes quite congested during the morning and afternoon commute, and constructing additional traffic lanes will improve safety at intersection pinch points, and reduce commuter waiting times at the Newcastle Road roundabout and traffic lights at the intersection of Cowper Street."
The Labor announcement came two days after Newcastle Independents ward four candidate Kath Elliott posted a video on Facebook saying her group would focus on upgrading Minmi Road in the next term of council.
The Newcastle Independents pledged to turn Lambton Pool into a "year-round facility" during the next three-year council term.
"The pool has needed work for decades, and now the situation is completely dire," ward three candidate Dave Wild said.
"Labor cannot be trusted to deliver an upgrade to Lambton Pool. They have had their chance, and they have totally failed to deliver."
Political groups will need to secure an outright majority in the council chamber at the December 4 election or rely on the cooperation of others to implement their campaign pledges.
Labor has vowed to upgrade Waratah Park and Hamilton's Gregson Park, while the Independents have committed to spending about $42 million replacing the city's six surf lifesaving clubhouses.
