Burlington Street is, again, one of the worst roads in Ontario: CAA poll
The Canadian Press | Posted: May 26, 2016 1:13 PM | Last Updated: May 26, 2016
Queenston Street in St. Catharines also made the list
Hamilton's Burlington Street is once again among the top 10 worst roads in Ontario, according to an online poll from the Canadian Automobile Association.
Burlington Street ranks sixth worst among Ontario roads on the CAA list, just behind Queenston Street in St. Catharines.
The worst road in Ontario is in Prince Edward County.
County Road 49 knocked off last year's worst road in Timmins, Ont., the east-west portion of Algonquin Boulevard.
The auto club says the poll shows that more attention needs to be paid to smaller municipalities.
Participants cited potholes, congestion and pedestrian and cycling safety as reasons they participated in the online vote.
Dufferin Street in Toronto, which was named the worst road for three years running until slipping to third worst last year, has fallen again this year to ninth worst in the province.
Last year Burlington Street was number seven on the list. In 2014 the road was fifth and second worst in 2013.
Top 10 worst roads for 2016 in Ontario:
1. County Road 49, Prince Edward County
2. Algonquin Boulevard West, Timmins
3. Balmoral Street, Thunder Bay
4. Algonquin Boulevard East, Timmins
5. Queenston Street, St. Catharines
6. Burlington Street East, Hamilton
7. Lorne Street, Sudbury
8. Bayview Avenue, Toronto
9. Dufferin Street, Toronto
10. Riverside Drive, Timmins and Water Street, Thunder Bay (tied for 10th)
CAA's worst roads by region
North Region — Algonquin Boulevard West, Timmins
Halton-Peel-York-Durham — Cedar Street North, Uxbridge
Niagara Region — Queenston Street, St. Catharines
Eastern Region — County Road 49, Prince Edward County
Central Region — St. Johns Road, Innisfil
Western Region — Franklin Boulevard, Cambridge
South West Region — Waterworks Road, Sarnia