CAA
Only one road in Northwestern Ontario made the cut in the Canadian Automobile Association Worst Roads campaign.
Tokio Street in Thunder Bay finished fifth in voting in the North and East districts.
A total of 117 municipalities in Ontario saw roads in their communities nominated.
Voters shared their primary reasons for selecting a road, with 81 per cent citing potholes or crumbling pavement, followed by traffic congestion (11 per cent) and no or poor walking infrastructure (7 per cent).
Drivers accounted for most of the votes being cast, with cyclists and pedestrians accounting for about a quarter of the votes.
Jeff Walker is President and CEO of CAA North and East Ontario and says, “The cost of poor roads isn’t just to commerce and trade, but as our Poor Roads study showed this year, they also cost Canadian motorists more than $3 billion a year in operating costs.”
“With stay-at-home orders and lockdowns, we’re still seeing roads deteriorate, but we’re seeing different ones on the list this year. And, in our region, it’s clear that people care because we saw a 62% increase in voting over 2019, when the survey was last run,” adds Walker.
Ontario’s Top 10 Worst Roads 2021:
1. Victoria Road, Prince Edward County
2. Carling Avenue, Ottawa
3. Barton Street East, Hamilton
4. County Road 49, Prince Edward County
5. Eglinton Avenue East, Toronto
6. Hunt Club Road, Ottawa
7. Eglinton Avenue West, Toronto
8. Innes Road, Ottawa
9. Algonquin Boulevard West, Timmins
10. Queen Street, Kingston
North & East Ontario’s Top 10 Worst Roads 2021:
1. Third Avenue West, North Bay
2. Gardenvale Road, Ottawa
3. Montreal Road, Ottawa
4. Mulvihill Road, Ottawa
5. Tokio Street, Thunder Bay
6. Barrydowne Road, Greater Sudbury
7. Montee Outaouais, Clarence-Rockland
8. Loggers Way, Ottawa
9. Mountbatten Avenue, Ottawa
10. Falaise Road, Ottawa
