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Dufferin St. voted second worst road in Ontario, Yonge St. tied in ninth place
Burlington St. E. in Hamilton branded as worst road in Ontario for 2017, CAA says.

TheStar.com
June 1, 2017

Burlington St. E. in Hamilton has won the dubious distinction of being voted Ontario’s worst road for 2017, according to the Canadian Automobile Association.

Second and third place spots on the annual list went to Dufferin St. in Toronto and Lorne St. in Sudbury, the CAA said.

It says Burlington St. has risen progressively higher on the top 10 list since it first appeared on the CAA Worst Roads list in 2009.

Dufferin has made nine appearances on the provincial top 10 list since the campaign’s inception more than a decade ago.

More than 3,000 roads were nominated from across the province this year.

Raymond Chan of CAA South Central Ontario says they 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.

Ontario’s Top 10 Worst Roads for 2017

  1. Burlington St. E. (Hamilton)
  2. Dufferin St. (Toronto)
  3. Lorne St. (Sudbury)
  4. Maley Dr. (Sudbury)
  5. Queenston St. (St. Catharines)
  6. Algonquin Blvd. W. (Timmins)
  7. Hunt Club Rd. (Ottawa)
  8. TIE — Carling Ave. (Ottawa) and Duckworth St. (Barrie)
  9. TIE — Algonquin Blvd. E. (Timmins) and Yonge St. (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 St. (St. Catharines)
North — Lorne St. (Sudbury)
South West — Plank Rd. (Sarnia)
Western — Northfield Dr. W. (Waterloo)