TORONTO — Hamilton is once again a winner, albeit not for the best reason.
For the second year in a row the city’s Aberdeen Avenue as topped the CAA’s 2025 Worst Roads list, with Hamilton’s Barton Street East following close behind in second.
County Road 49 in Prince Edward County, Eglinton Avenue West in Toronto, Hurontario Street in Mississauga, Leveque Road in South Frontenac, Highway 50 in Caledon (Bolton), Sider Road in Fort Erie, Frederick G. Gardiner Expressway in Toronto and Sheppard Avenue West in Toronto round out the list.
“Many routes are making repeat appearances again this year and it is clear that sustained funding is needed to improve state-of-good-repair work on Ontario’s road infrastructure,” states a release from the Residential and Civil Construction Alliance of Ontario (RCCAO) which was a technical partner for the 2025 CAA Worst Roads advocacy campaign.
The association states issuing tenders as early and quickly as possible makes the most of Ontario’s limited construction season and maximizes industry’s ability to build the province’s critical infrastructure.
“Drivers across Ontario are all too aware of poor road upkeep and the negative impact it has on everyone’s ability to get around their community,” said Nadia Todorova, executive director of RCCAO, in a statement. “I want to recognize RCCAO members who generously took part by providing their technical expertise to verify all nominated roads, including the Greater Toronto Sewer and Watermain Contractors Association, the Toronto and Area Road Builders Association and the Heavy Construction Association of Toronto.”
CAA also conducted public opinion research in January that revealed 85 per cent of Ontarians agreed short-term inconvenience due to road maintenance work is worth it to realize the long-term improvements needed.
“An important element of infrastructure work is streamlining and standardizing regulations, including mandating the use of recycled crushed aggregate, across residential and critical infrastructure development,” reiterates the RCCAO. “This will accelerate approvals, reduce costly delays, enable more projects to proceed to construction faster while improving sustainability.”
The complete results can be viewed at http://caaworstroads.com/.
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