Drummond leading CAA’s worst roads campaign as voting winds down
With the deadline looming, Niagara residents have already identified more than 200 of the bumpiest roads in the region in CAA Niagara’s Worst Roads campaign.
And so far, Drummond Road in Niagara Falls — which ranked in second place last year — is on its way for the dubious distinction of being the worst of the worst.
It’s scheduled for a major reconstruction project in the next decade, including resurfacing from Thorold Stone Road to Morrison Street by 2020.
In a media release issued Tuesday morning, CAA Niagara provided a preliminary list of the top five worst roads in Niagara so far, including Drummond, Pelham Road in St. Catharines, McLeod Road in Niagara Falls, Ontario Street in St. Catharines and Sider Road in Fort Erie.
The worst roads were selected by drivers, cyclists and pedestrians, and 93 per cent of people cited potholes and crumbling pavement as reasons for their selection.
Meanwhile, construction projects are planned for other roads that made last year’s list, and in some cases the work is underway.
People can still vote for Niagara’s worst roads until midnight Friday, at www.CAAWorstRoads.com/Niagara.
Voters will have a chance to win $100 Kelsey’s gift cards, and one voter will win $2,500 worth of gasoline.