Algonquin Blvd. W. in Timmins voted Ontario’s worst road

WATCH ABOVE: CAA released its worst roads list and despite repairs to an already decrepit roadway, Dufferin Street makes the list for the 7th time in the last 12 years. Angie Seth reports.

TORONTO – The CAA South Central Ontario (CAA SCO) has revealed Algonquin Blvd. W. as the worst road in Ontario for 2015.

The online campaign saw a 26 per cent jump in votes with 90 per cent of participants saying potholes and crumbling pavement were the reason why they voted.

Last year, Dufferin Street in Toronto was voted the worst for a third straight year but dropped to number three in 2015.

WATCH ABOVE: Caroline Grech, Government Relations, CAA South Central Ontario, lists the Top 10 of the worst roads in Ontario for 2015.

“We are pleased to see the City of Toronto has begun road resurfacing along Dufferin Street,” said Caroline Grech, Government Relations, CAA South Central Ontario (CAA SCO) in a media release.

“Although Dufferin and the City were bumped from the top spot by focused efforts in some communities, just over 300 roads in the City of Toronto were nominated, demonstrating the need for Council to keep infrastructure as a top priority.”

Ontario’s Top 10 Worst Roads for 2015:

1. Algonquin Blvd. W., Timmins
2. Algonquin Blvd. E., Timmins
3. Dufferin Street, Toronto
4. Highway 144, Greater Sudbury
5. Carling Ave., Ottawa
6. Radical Rd., Port Dover
7. Burlington St. E., Hamilton
8. Riverside Dr., Timmins
9. Dominion Rd., Fort Erie
10. Bayview Ave., Toronto

Top 5 Worst Roads in Toronto for 2015:

1. Dufferin Street
2. Bayview Avenue
3. Markham Road
4. Kipling Avenue
5. Lawrence Avenue East

WE WANT TO KNOW: What are some of the worst roads in Toronto that didn’t make the CAA’s Top 10 List? Let us know in the comment section below.