{"id":34671,"date":"2026-03-15T04:40:12","date_gmt":"2026-03-15T11:40:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/essential.construction\/news\/news-roundup-for-march-13-2026\/"},"modified":"2026-03-15T04:40:12","modified_gmt":"2026-03-15T11:40:12","slug":"news-roundup-for-march-13-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/essential.construction\/news\/news-roundup-for-march-13-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"News Roundup for March 13, 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> [ad_1]<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"article_body\">\n<p data-pm-slice=\"0 0 []\">Transit signal priority could soon speed up commutes on the Eglinton Crosstown, Finch LRT; Markham\u2019s Scarpitti uses strong mayor powers to veto fourplexes citywide; Brampton considers embedding LED lights in roads to increase safety; and other news.<\/p>\n<p><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cbc.ca\/news\/canada\/toronto\/ttc-line-5-6-signal-priority-rollout-9.7125684\" target=\"_blank\">Transit signal priority could soon speed up commutes on the Eglinton Crosstown, Finch LRT<\/a> (CBC)<\/p>\n<p><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thestar.com\/real-estate\/markhams-scarpitti-uses-strong-mayor-powers-to-veto-fourplexes-citywide\/article_3785ebee-9974-4349-8a9a-45de44dbb69d.html\" target=\"_blank\">Markham\u2019s Scarpitti uses strong mayor powers to veto fourplexes citywide<\/a> (The Star)<\/p>\n<p><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/globalnews.ca\/news\/11728405\/brampton-considers-led-lights-in-roads-safety\/\" target=\"_blank\">Brampton considers embedding LED lights in roads to increase safety<\/a> (Global News)<\/p>\n<p><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thestar.com\/news\/gta\/go-train-near-oakville-was-seconds-away-from-worst-case-derailment-internal-metrolinx-report-shows\/article_eea23cf0-1f5c-4f5a-8e32-ef2207646249.html\" target=\"_blank\">GO train near Oakville was seconds away from \u2018worst-case\u2019 derailment, internal Metrolinx report shows<\/a> (The Star)<\/p>\n<p><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.theglobeandmail.com\/canada\/article-doug-fords-obsession-to-expand-downtown-toronto-airport-would-be\/\" target=\"_blank\">Opinion: Doug Ford\u2019s obsession to expand downtown Toronto airport would be economic vandalism<\/a> (The Globe and Mail)<\/p>\n<p><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/globalnews.ca\/news\/11728001\/toronto-fifa-parking-restrictions\/\" target=\"_blank\">Parking restrictions coming to downtown Toronto during World Cup games<\/a> (Global News)<\/p>\n<p><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/toronto.citynews.ca\/2026\/03\/12\/weekend-need-to-know-don-some-green-attire-for-the-st-patricks-day-parade\/\" target=\"_blank\">Weekend need-to-know: Don some green attire for the St. Patrick\u2019s Day parade<\/a> (CityNews)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><script>\n!function(f,b,e,v,n,t,s){if(f.fbq)return;n=f.fbq=function(){n.callMethod?\nn.callMethod.apply(n,arguments):n.queue.push(arguments)};if(!f._fbq)f._fbq=n;\nn.push=n;n.loaded=!0;n.version='2.0';n.queue=[];t=b.createElement(e);t.async=!0;\nt.src=v;s=b.getElementsByTagName(e)[0];s.parentNode.insertBefore(t,s)}(window,\ndocument,'script','\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/fbevents.js');<\/p>\n<p>fbq('init', '1760257484204295');\nfbq('track', \"PageView\");<\/script><br \/>\n<br \/>[ad_2]<br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/urbantoronto.ca\/news\/2026\/03\/news-roundup-march-13-2026.60572\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">This article was originally posted at Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[ad_1] Transit signal priority could soon speed up commutes on the Eglinton Crosstown, Finch LRT; 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