Moose Jaw’s High Street West was voted the worst road in the province last year during CAA Saskatchewan’s annual campaign, but will another street in the community make this year’s list?
Based on the preliminary Top 10 list on CAA Saskatchewan’s website, Moose Jaw is nowhere to be seen. Instead, as of April 26, the worst road in the province is Highway 26 near Goodsoil, which is northwest of Meadow Lake.
Other nominees for worst road include Highway 21 at Paradise Hill, which is northeast of Lloydminster; Highway 795 at Livelong, which is northeast of Paradise Hill; Highway 26 at Loon Lake, which is southwest of Meadow Lake; and then seven streets in Regina.
Moose Jaw businesswoman Carmella Park, owner of Ballet on Broadway on High Street West, helped CAA launch its 2019 Worst Roads Campaign recently.
“The street was in bad shape for the previous eight months, but once the 2018 worst roads campaign was over, the road was fixed," Park said in a news release. "I have to say it’s the best it’s ever been.”
During the 2019 campaign, Saskatchewan motorists, cyclists, motorcyclists and pedestrians can nominate and vote for the worst roads on which they have travelled. The news release pointed out Saskatchewan has more than 228,000 kilometres of roads, the most of any province.
“That’s a lot of road to cover, which is why the campaign exists: to invite as many road users as possible to identify and vote for the roads — municipal or provincial — that are a concern to them for their safety and the safety of others,” Christine Niemczyk, CAA director of corporate communications, said in the release.
CAA Saskatchewan defines a worst road as one that has potholes or crumbling pavement, poor road signs, lack of cycling or walking infrastructure, or traffic congestion.
To nominate and vote for your worst road:
- Visit caask.ca/worstroads
- Select a road and a specific segment or section
- Identify what type of road user you are and select the problem from the provided drop-down menu
- Vote; one vote per road per email is accepted every 24 hours
The campaign will be monitored with identification of the current top 10 nominated roads via weekly news releases on caask.ca/news and through CAA’s social media channels. During the voting process, photos of nominated worst roads can be uploaded; however, CAA encourages photographers to take the pictures from a safe location.
The results of the 2019 CAA Saskatchewan Worst Roads Campaign will be revealed on Thursday, May 9 and shared with decision-makers, government officials and media.
