CAA names Ontario’s worst roads; Carling Ave. ninth-worst road in the province

Posted Jun 18, 2013 08:15:08 AM.

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TORONTO – The votes have been counted and the Canadian Automobile Association has unveiled its list of the top ten worst roads in the province.

The CAA has named Carling Ave. in Ottawa the ninth-worst road in Ontario. More than 10,000 votes were cast, causing Carling to fall two spots from seventh, in 2012.

Toronto’s Dufferin St. was named the worst road in Ontario.

Ontario’s Top 10 Worst Roads of 2013:

Dufferin Street (Toronto)
Burlington Street East (Hamilton)
Finch Avenue West (Toronto)
Kraft Creek Road (Timmins)
Bayview Avenue (Toronto)
Lawrence Avenue East (Toronto)
Wharncliffe Road South (London)
Bouvier Road (Clarence-Rockland)
Carling Avenue (Ottawa)
Stanley Avenue (Niagara Falls)

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