No Ottawa roads on CAA’s top 10 list of worst roads in Ontario for 2024

Potholes — Barton Street in Hamilton ranked third on the CAA's worst roads of 2024, with Aberdeen Avenue in Hamilton taking the top spot. Photo: IStock.

By Lucas Casaletto, Alex Black

Posted May 28, 2024 06:11:31 AM.

Last Updated May 28, 2024 02:29:40 PM.

A notorious road in Hamilton has claimed the top spot as the worst in the province for 2024, according to the Canadian Automobile Association (CAA).

Aberdeen Avenue was voted the worst road in Ontario this year due to potholes, poor road maintenance, and traffic congestion. The road debuted on the top regional list for Hamilton 2021 and has since climbed to the top in Ontario.

As for Ottawa, not one local road cracked the top 10 — not even Carling Avenue, a frequent flyer on the annual list. Locally though, Carling Avenue has been named the worst road in Ottawa.

Ottawa’s top 5 worst roads:

1. Carling Avenue
2. Bronson Avenue
3. Bank Street
4. Hunt Club Road
5. Merivale Road

A spokesperson said the annual CAA Worst Roads lists provide decision-makers with “an important citizen perspective on which roadway repairs need to be expedited” and priorities for infrastructure funding and investments moving forward.

Hamilton’s Barton Street was voted the worst road in 2023, followed by Toronto’s Eglinton Avenue West, Prince Edward’s County Road 49, Ottawa’s Carling Avenue, and Toronto’s Finch Avenue West.

Toronto’s Steeles Avenue East and Ottawa’s Carling Avenue are the only two provincial roads from 2023 not to make it on this year’s top 10.

Hamilton’s Barton Street first appeared on the CAA’s top 10 list in 2019.

Top 10 worst roads in Ontario for 2024:

1. Aberdeen Avenue, Hamilton
2. Eglinton Avenue West, Toronto
3. Barton Street East, Hamilton
4. County Road 49, Prince Edward
5. Hurontario Street, Mississauga
6. Bloor Street West, Toronto
7. Cedar Street North, Uxbridge
8. Finch Avenue West, Toronto
9. Lake Shore Boulevard East, Toronto
10. Laclie Street, Orillia

The CAA said in Ontario, 145 municipalities nominated over 2,000 different roads in their communities.

“We know that the campaign works; time and time again, we see roads and infrastructure projects being moved up and budgets prioritized after the road has appeared on the list,” Teresa Di Felice, assistant vice president of government and community relations for CAA South Central Ontario, said.

“Roads, sidewalks, and bike paths are only some of the things municipal governments fund with limited revenue sources.”

Worst roads by region: