2nd-worst road in Ontario is a major street in Mississauga: CAA survey

Mississauga has some work to do — significant work — to improve several of its major roads, results from an annual survey conducted by the CAA show.

One main route in particular in Canada’s seventh-largest city seems to be in need of the most attention.

Having placed in the top 10 on the CAA’s annual list of the worst roads in Ontario each of the past three years, Hurontario Street in Mississauga has shot up that list into second place in the latest rankings, released Thursday morning by the South Central Ontario chapter of the nationwide organization.

The Mississauga section of Hurontario Street, among the busiest roads in the city, trailed only Barton Street East in Hamilton on the 2026 list (see below).

The busy Mississauga route was fifth on the list both last year and in 2024 following its debut in the rankings in 2023 when Hurontario Street placed 10th.

The CAA’s Worst Roads rankings rely each year upon public feedback to determine roads in the roughest state of disrepair — or with other safety issues — across the province.

The annual CAA survey identifies the worst roads in Ontario, according to the public.

Hurontario Street in Mississauga, which for several years has been undergoing heavy construction due to installation of the Hazel McCallion Line light-rail transit route, is the lone Peel road to crack the CAA’s latest top 10 list.

Beyond the top two spots in this year’s rankings, the survey results move north in identifying Notre Dame Avenue in Sudbury as the province’s third-worst road. Sider Road in Fort Erie and Steeles Avenue East in Toronto, at fourth and fifth, respectively, complete the top five.

CAA’s 10 worst roads in 2026:

• Barton Street East, Hamilton
• Hurontario Street, Mississauga
• Notre Dame Avenue, Sudbury
• Sider Road, Fort Erie
• Steeles Avenue East, Toronto
• Sheppard Avenue West, Toronto
• Panache Lake Road, Sudbury
• Bathurst Street, Toronto
• Unwin Avenue, Toronto
• 6th Line, Innisfil (Simcoe County, south of Barrie)

In its survey results, the CAA also ranks the worst roads within 10 specific regions across the province.

Mississauga is in a grouping of municipalities that also includes Brampton in addition to Halton, York and Durham.

The five worst roads in the Peel/Halton/York/Durham region in the latest rankings are:

• Hurontario Street, Mississauga
• Dundas Street East, Mississauga
• Glen Erin Drive, Mississauga
• Speers Road, Oakville
• Mayfield Road, Brampton

The CAA kicked off its 23rd Worst Roads advocacy campaign in late March. Through the initiative, it attempts to give decision-makers in municipalities across Ontario a snapshot of the roads members of the public perceive as not meeting their expectations.

“Poor roads affect us all. They make us late, cause delivery delays, contribute to congestion and, most importantly, endanger those who use them,” the CAA said in launching its latest campaign earlier this spring.

Over the last two months, people visited the CAA website to register their vote for roads, streets and boulevards that are filled with cracks and potholes or present other issues including traffic congestion and unsafe bicycle lanes.

Historically, respondents have identified potholes, poor road maintenance and traffic congestion as their biggest complaints.

Pothole damage to a vehicle can cost from $500 to $2,000, depending on the car model, CAA officials said earlier, adding the most recent average repair cost is $933 — an $81 increase from 2024.

CAA’s 10 worst roads in 2025:

• Aberdeen Avenue, Hamilton
• Barton Street East, Hamilton
• County Road 49, Prince Edward County
• Eglinton Avenue West, Toronto
• Hurontario Street, Mississauga
• Leveque Road, South Frontenac
• Highway 50, Caledon
• Sider Road, Fort Erie
• Gardiner Expressway, Toronto
• Sheppard Avenue West, Toronto

CAA’s 10 worst roads in 2024:

• Aberdeen Avenue, Hamilton
• Eglinton Avenue West, Toronto
• Barton Street East, Hamilton
• County Road 49, Prince Edward
• Hurontario Street, Mississauga
• Bloor Street West, Toronto
• Cedar Street North, Uxbridge
• Finch Avenue West, Toronto
• Lake Shore Boulevard East, Toronto
• Laclie Street, Orillia

CAA’s 10 worst roads in 2023:

• Barton Street East, Hamilton
• Eglinton Avenue West, Toronto
• County Road 49, Prince Edward
• Carling Avenue, Ottawa
• Finch Avenue West, Toronto
• Laclie Street, Orillia
• Steeles Avenue East, Toronto
• Aberdeen Avenue, Hamilton
• Lake Shore Boulevard East, Toronto
• Hurontario Street, Mississauga