The 2025 CAA Worst Roads in Ontario results are in and County Road 49 in Prince Edward County remains high on the list.
County Road 49 was voted the third worst road in the province.
This is the road’s seventh appearance on the list, moving up one spot from 2024.
It also ranks as the worst road in Ontario’s Eastern Region, as it did last year.
There is hope that County Road 49 can make it off the list – earlier this year the province announced nearly $20 million in funding for its rehabilitation.
Prince Edward County Mayor Steve Ferguson says, “County Road 49’s continued appearance as CAA’s worst roads list sends a clear message to the federal government that it needs to step up and support this rehabilitation project. The Ontario government has provided $20 million and we need the federal government to join us. The municipality has done all it can and this project is ‘shovel-ready.’ Having all of the financing in place before this project moves ahead is critical so that we can undertake this work in the most cost-effective manner possible.”
For a second straight year, Aberdeen Avenue in Hamilton was named Ontario’s worst road.
Two other local roads are in the top five in the Eastern Region – Belleville’s Glen Road is number three and Victoria Road in Prince Edward County ranked fourth though neither made the top-10 overall list.
Read the full release from CAA below:
Ontarians have spoken, and the results are in. For a second consecutive year, the 2025 CAA Worst Road in Ontario is Aberdeen Avenue in Hamilton. Frustrations with potholes and poor road maintenance have kept this road in the number one spot. It first debuted on the top regional list for Hamilton in 2021 and moved onto the provincial list in 2023.
In second and third place are Barton Street East in Hamilton and County Road 49 in Prince Edward County, two roads that have previously appeared on the CAA Worst Roads top 10 list six and seven times, respectively. Both roads are expected to receive significant upgrades and are in the planning stages.
“Timely repairs, better communication, quick fixes, pothole funds, and using recycled aggregates are just some solutions to fix unsafe roads,” says Teresa Di Felice, assistant vice president of government and community relations, CAA South Central Ontario. “CAA continues to urge all levels of government to prioritize road safety with stable funding to do so.”
This year, participants nominated over 2,400 different roads from 208 municipalities, up respectively from 2,000 roads from 145 municipalities in 2024 – a 20 per cent increase in roads nominated and a 42 per cent increase in the number of municipalities with roads nominated. Municipalities are responsible for approximately 140,000 kilometres of roads across the province.
“For over two decades, the CAA Worst Roads campaign has given Ontarians a voice to spotlight unsafe roads in their communities and push for much-needed repairs,” says Di Felice. “This list provides a powerful snapshot to governments on where to prioritize budgets and move up road repairs, and we know that the public supports these efforts.”
CAA research shows that 26 per cent of survey respondents expressed dissatisfaction with road work projects, stating that they take multiple seasons to complete. However, 85 per cent are willing to put up with the inconvenience of construction in exchange for long-term improvements.
Ontarians shared their primary reasons for selecting a road, with 84 per cent citing potholes, followed by poor road maintenance (77 per cent) and traffic congestion (15 per cent).
Ontario’s Top 10 Worst Roads for 2025
1. Aberdeen Avenue, Hamilton
2. Barton Street East, Hamilton
3. County Road 49, Prince Edward County
4. Eglinton Avenue West, Toronto
5. Hurontario Street, Mississauga
6. Leveque Road, South Frontenac
7. Highway 50, Caledon
8. Sider Road, Fort Erie
9. Gardiner Expressway, Toronto
10. Sheppard Avenue West, Toronto
Worst Roads by Region
Toronto – Eglinton Avenue West
Hamilton – Aberdeen Avenue
Halton-Peel-York-Durham— Hurontario Street, Mississauga
Central—7th Line, Innisfil
Eastern— County Road 49, Prince Edward County
Niagara— Sider Road, Fort Erie
North— Panache Lake Road, Greater Sudbury
Southwest— Banwell Road, Windsor
Western— Dundas Street, London
Ottawa— Carling Avenue
For the complete list of the 2025 Worst Roads, please visit www.caasco.com/worstroads
