Hamilton’s Burlington Street East named ‘worst road in Ontario’

The votes are in and according to the Canadian Automobile Association (CAA), Ontario’s Worst Road for 2017 is Burlington Street East in Hamilton.

“With Burlington Street East attaining the top spot on this year’s CAA Worst Roads list, it is a clear message by voters that this road isn’t meeting the needs of residents,” said Raymond Chan, government relations specialist, CAA South Central Ontario (CAA SCO). “We look forward to discussing the results of this year’s list with elected officials and municipal staff from across the province in the coming months.”

“I hope that CAA’s spotlight will spur some much-needed improvement on Burlington Street East and the many other Hamilton roads that require immediate attention,” said Paul Miller, MPP (Hamilton East—Stoney Creek). “We must invest in the repair and maintenance of our existing infrastructure as well as in building new transport connections. People depend on this road to be safe.”

Over 3,000 roads were nominated from across the province this year, the highest number since the campaign’s inception.

“Once again this year, we see evidence that regular maintenance required to extend road life, in many cases isn’t being done,” said Geoff Wilkinson, chief operating officer, Ontario Road Builders’ Association (ORBA). “In other instances, roads are simply at the end of their life-cycle. While many municipalities see the importance of investing in maintenance and reconstruction of roads and bridges, CAA’s Worst Roads campaign reminds us that many municipalities still have a long way to go in addressing their infrastructure deficit.”

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Ontario’s Top 10 Worst Roads for 2017

1. Burlington Street East (Hamilton)
2. Dufferin Street (Toronto)
3. Lorne Street (Sudbury)
4. Maley Drive (Sudbury)
5. Queenston Street (St. Catharines)
6. Algonquin Boulevard West (Timmins)
7. Hunt Club Road (Ottawa)
8. Tie – Carling Avenue (Ottawa) and Duckworth Street (Barrie)
9. Tie – Algonquin Boulevard East (Timmins) and Yonge Street (Toronto)
10. County Road 49 (Prince Edward County)

Worst Roads by Region

• Central – Duckworth (Barrie)
• Eastern – County Road 49 (Prince Edward County)
• Halton-Peel-York-Durham – Highway 7 (Markham)
• Niagara – Queenston Street (St. Catharines)
• North – Lorne Street (Sudbury)
• South West – Plank Road (Sarnia)
• Western – Northfield Drive West (Waterloo)