No York Region road among Ontario's worst: CAA poll

YorkRegion.com
June 2, 2014
By Sean Pearce

The CAA has released its Top 10 list of Ontario roads motorists love to hate in 2014.

No York Region routes made the dishonour roll for this year, although the list included seven Toronto roads.

For the third year in a row, Dufferin Street in Toronto was named the province’s worst road, while Stanley Avenue in Niagara Falls and Toronto’s Kipling Avenue were deemed the second and third worst routes, respectively.

Going down the list, in order, you’ll find roads that have appeared on the list several times in years past including Toronto’s Finch Avenue West, Hamilton’s Burlington Street East, Toronto’s Bayview Avenue and Ottawa’s Carling Avenue. A trio of Toronto roadways rounds out the list, those being Markham Road, repeat offender Lawrence Avenue East and Wilson Avenue.

The last time a York Region-area road made the list was back in 2009, when Steeles Avenue had the dubious honour of being ranked first of the worst by voters participating in the CAA’s yearly campaign.

For more information, visit caaworstroads.com.

Worst Roads 2014
1. Dufferin Street (Toronto)
2. Stanley Avenue (Niagara Falls)
3. Kipling Avenue (Toronto)
4. Finch Avenue West (Toronto)
5. Burlington Street East (Hamilton)
6. Bayview Avenue (Toronto)
7. Carling Avenue (Ottawa)
8. Markham Road (Toronto)
9. Lawrence Avenue East (Toronto)
10. Wilson Avenue (Toronto)

Worst Roads 2013
1. Dufferin Street (Toronto)
2. Burlington Street East (Hamilton)
3. Finch Avenue West (Toronto)
4. Kraft Creek Road (Timmins)
5. Bayview Avenue (Toronto)
6. Lawrence Avenue East (Toronto)
7. Wharncliffe Road South (London)
8. Bouvier Road (Clarence-Rockland)
9. Carling Avenue (Ottawa)
10. Stanley Avenue (Niagara Falls)