CAA
Barton Street East in Hamilton is the worst road in Ontario in 2026, according to the Canadian Automobile Association. Hurontario Street, Mississauga and Notre Dame Avenue, Sudbury came in second and third.
Barton Street East was voted the worst road in 2022 and 2023, and Aberdeen Avenue, Hamilton, which was voted the worst road for the last two years, was not listed in 2026’s worst roads. Ontario’s Top 10 Worst Roads are as follows:
- Barton Street East, Hamilton
- Hurontario Street, Mississauga
- Notre Dame Avenue, Sudbury
- Sider Road, Fort Erie
- Steeles Avenue East, Toronto
- Sheppard Avenue West, Toronto
- Panache Lake Road, Sudbury
- Bathurst Street, Toronto
- Unwin Avenue, Toronto
- 6th Line, Innisfil
CAA’s worst roads campaign also includes the top five roads by region across the province. First place by region includes the following:
- Blackwell Sideroad, Sarnia (South West)
- Ira Needles Boulevard, Waterloo (Western)
- Sider Road, Fort Erie (Niagara)
- Hurontario Street, Mississauga (Halton, Peel, York and Durham)
- 6th Line, Innisfil (Central)
- Leveque Road, South Frontenac (Eastern)
- Notre Dame Avenue, Greater Sudbury (Northern)
- Steeles Avenue East (Toronto)
- Barton Street East (Hamilton)
- Carling Avenue (Ottawa)
The complete top five lists and results from previous years can be found here.
