With endless potholes and cracking pavement, it is no surprise that Barton St. East in Hamilton has been named Ontario’s worst road this year.
The annual CAA Worst Roads Campaign released their results for 2022 Tuesday morning.
“People vote in the annual CAA Worst Roads Campaign because it gives Ontarians a platform to continue putting pressure on various levels of government to understand what roads they believe are in urgent need of repair,” said Teresa Di Felice, assistant vice president, government and community relations, CAA SCO.
Barton St. East has taken a top spot as Hamilton’s worst road for the third year in a row. It ranked fifth place in 2019 and third place in 2021.
Clinching the second and third place spots are Eglinton Ave. West in Toronto and Barker St. in Prince Edward County.
In Ontario, 182 municipalities had roads in their communities nominated. Drivers made up the majority of the votes being cast, with cyclists and pedestrians accounting for about a quarter of the votes.
Voters shared their primary reasons for choosing a road, with 80 per cent citing potholes, 71 per cent mentioning poor road maintenance and 29 per cent noting no or poor cycling infrastructure.
Here is a complete list of Ontario’s Top 10 Worst Roads for 2022:
- Barton St. East, Hamilton
- Eglinton Ave. West, Toronto
- Barker St., Prince Edward County
- County Rd. 49, Prince Edward County
- Carling Ave., Ottawa
- Eglinton Ave. East, Toronto
- Lake Shore Blvd. East, Toronto
- Finch Ave. West, Toronto
- Bronson Ave., Ottawa
- Queen St., Kingston
