Pickering has worst road in Durham, but doesn’t make province-wide top 10: CAA

Hamilton’s Aberdeen Avenue is the worst road in Ontario for a second straight year.

The CAA is out with it’s list of ‘Worst Roads’ based on commuters nominations.

“For over two decades, the CAA Worst Roads campaign has given Ontarians a voice to spotlight unsafe roads in their communities and push for much-needed repairs,” said Teresa Di Felice, assistant vice president of government and community relations, CAA South Central Ontario. “This list provides a powerful snapshot to governments on where to prioritize budgets and move up road repairs, and we know that the public supports these efforts.”

On the province-wide top ten, Hamilton actually grabbed the first two spots with Barton Street East coming in at number two.

Toronto has three roads on the list including The Gardiner Expressway at number nine.

The worst road in Durham is Sandy Beach Road in Pickering.

It was tied for 4th on a list of roads in Durham, Peel, York and Halton regions.

This year 2,400 roads were nominated from 208 municipalities, up from 2,000 in 2024.

CAA says 26 per cent of survey respondents weren’t happy with road work projects taking multiple seasons to complete.

However, 85 per cent are willing to put up with the inconvenience of construction in exchange for long-term improvements.

Ontarians shared their primary reasons for selecting a road, with 84 per cent citing potholes, followed by poor road maintenance (77 per cent) and traffic congestion (15 per cent).

“Timely repairs, better communication, quick fixes, pothole funds, and using recycled aggregates are just some solutions to fix unsafe roads,” said Di Felice, assistant vice president of government and community relations, CAA South Central Ontario. “CAA continues to urge all levels of government to prioritize road safety with stable funding to do so.”