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Publication Date: July 15, 2026 - 18:55

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Ottawa takes aim at gridlock with new transportation plan

July 15, 2026

City council passed a $29-million transportation plan Wednesday, hoping to ease gridlock by deferring construction work, tweaking traffic signals and increasing the frequency of trains on the LRT. Arthur White-Crummey breaks it all down.



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