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 […]
Road Review: CAA ranks the ten worst roads in Quebec
Montreal, Quebec — Back after a year-long hiatus due to the pandemic, the 2021 Worst Roads campaign once again gave Quebec residents a way to draw attention to the state of the province’s roads. Over the course of the past month, Quebecers have spoken loud and clear — Chemin de la Grande-Ligne in Carignan is […]
Road Review: CAA ranks the ten worst roads in Ontario
Toronto, Ontario — The votes are in and the CAA Worst Road in Ontario for 2021 is Victoria Road in Prince Edward County. Making its debut on the Ontario top 10 list, voters cited potholes and crumbling pavement as the main concerns for the Prince Edward County road. Taking the second and third place spots […]
Road Review: CAA ranks the 10 worst roads in Atlantic Canada
Saint John, New Brunswick — CAA Atlantic has released the results of its 10th annual Worst Roads campaign. Thousands of votes were cast over the three-week campaign this year, and every road in New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island, and Newfoundland and Labrador was eligible. Votes came from all types of road users, including […]
Road Warriors: CAA South-central Ontario relaunches Worst Roads Campaign
Thornhill, Ontario — After a one-year hiatus, the South-central Ontario division of the Canadian Automobile Association (CAA) plans to relaunch its Worst Road Campaign in the hopes of making positive change for municipal roads across the country while also dunking on city planners in one fell swoop. “The campaign is a platform for all road […]
CAA launches annual Worst Roads campaign
Toronto, Ontario — April 10, 2017 — Voting is now open for the annual CAA Worst Roads campaign. Canadians throughout Ontario, Quebec, Saskatchewan and Atlantic Canada are invited to vote for the roads most in need of attention in their city or town. “From congestion, potholes and the timing of traffic lights to pedestrian and […]
CAA kicks off annual Worst Roads campaign
By Mike Davey Hamilton, Ontario — April 6, 2016 — CAA has kicked off its annual Worst Roads campaign, asking drivers, pedestrians, cyclists and transit riders to identify the roads in Canada most in need of improvement. What makes a “worst road” could be virtually anything: potholes, congestion, safety concerns, insufficenty signage or a simple […]
