A Highway that is all too familiar to drivers in the Yorkton area has been named one of Saskatchewan鈥檚 worst roads.
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Highway 9 by Canora tied for 10th on a recent survey by CAA that identified ten roadways that, according to motorists, cyclists, and pedestrians, are the worst in the province.
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Fifty per cent of the roadways are in either Regina or Saskatoon, with eight out of the top 10 roads appearing on the annual list for the first time.
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1. Highway 4, Dorintosh
2. 8th Avenue North, Regina
3. Highway 9, Hudson Bay (Ranked fifth in 2018)
4. 52nd Street East, Saskatoon
5. Highway 340, Hafford
6. Grant Drive, Regina (Ranked eighth in 2019)
7. Highway 33, Regina
8. Highway 13, Shaunavon
9. 20th Street West, Saskatoon
10. 3-way tie: Highway 35, Weyburn; Highway 3, Hudson Bay; Highway 9, Canora
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鈥淭hat鈥檚 the purpose of the program is to talk about roads out there that are a safety concern,鈥� Christine Niemczyk, director of communications with CAA Saskatchewan, said. 鈥淏eing that we鈥檙e a landlocked province, it鈥檚 always good to hear from all types of road users in the province which ones they found, and as you said, we do have some newbies that we haven鈥檛 had nominated or voted on previously.鈥�
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鈥淧redominately the reasons why we hear from motorists and the concern for their safety is crumbling pavement, poor infrastructure, and potholes,鈥� she said.
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According to the CAA鈥檚 Cost of Poor Roads in Canada Study, over ten years on the roadway in Saskatchewan, poor infrastructure will cost motorists about $97 per year or just shy of $1,000 within in a decade.
