CAA’s Worst Roads campaign returns after hiatus in 2020

CAA Saskatchewan’s worst roads campaign is back for another year, and this time, it has added a Google map locator to visualize vote distribution across the province. The campaign kicks off on April 7 and runs until April

27. Motorists, pedestrians, cyclists and motorcycle enthusiasts are encouraged to vote for the worst road at caasask.ca/worstroads. The top 10 worst roads will be revealed on April 28.

The new Google map locator will pinpoint the current locations of the nominated roads that receive votes. Weekly news releases will be sent out listing the top 10 worst roads, along with the map locator results.

CAA will accept photos of the nominated roads, with photographers reminded to take their pictures in a safe environment.

The Worst Roads campaign took a hiatus last year due to the challenges experienced during the initial outbreak of COVID-19, a news release explained. CAA has planned this year’s campaign more diligently while keeping in mind government restrictions and guidelines.

What exactly is a poor, very poor or the worst road? Statistics Canada defines these roads as:

• Poor: Failure likely and substantial work required in the short term. Asset barely serviceable. No immediate risk to health or safety. The operating asset has less than 40 per cent of its expected service life remaining

• Very Poor: Immediate need to replace most or all the assets. Health and safety hazards present a possible risk to public safety, or the asset cannot be serviced or operated without risk to personnel. Major work or replacement is required urgently. The operating asset has less than 10 per cent of its expected service life remaining

The purpose of CAA’s Worst Roads campaign is to help highlight problems and dangerous road conditions in the province and encourage decision makers to address those needing improvements, the news release added. Working towards better roads and safety for all road users is a priority for CAA Saskatchewan.