Rollercoaster Roads: CAA Worst Roads campaign kicks off in southern Ont. Tuesday

Toronto, Ontario — Behold, the infrastructure inquisition—also known as the CAA Worst Roads campaign—set to kick off on Tuesday for its twentieth year. The annual campaign calls on Canadian drivers to name and shame the most poorly maintained roadways in their local area. According to CAA’s South Central Ontario division, “the campaign is a platform […]

Potholepalooza: Hamilton’s Barton Street tops 2022 Ontario’s Worst Roads list

Toronto, Ontario — Save money on hydraulics and take a trip down to Barton Street instead—CAA South Central Ontario’s 2022 worst roads list has been released. From the heavily-trafficked arteries of Toronto, Hamilton and Ottawa’s downtown cores to the county roads of Eastern Ontario, CAASCO has yet again compiled a driver-sourced list of the province’s […]

Not Quite the Rockies: MPI sees 479 percent increase in pothole-related claims

Winnipeg, Manitoba — Buckle up, Manitoban drivers. It’s bumpy out there. In fact, roads in the province are so rutted that Manitoba Public Insurance says it witnessed a 479 percent increase in pothole-related claims this March, compared to March 2021. The public insurer received 324 pothole-related claims in March 2022, compared to 56 in March […]

Pothole Poll: Nominations for CAA Worst Roads in Ontario now open

Toronto, Ontario — Do you have a pesky pothole that always sneaks up on you on your way to work? Well, it’s the time of year to publicly shame your municipality into doing something about it—the CAA Worst Roads campaign is now open to hear Ontarian’s voices. “We know that through CAA’s research, almost three […]