Thanks to a recent survey run by CAA, Saskatchewan has ten new roadways that have been identified as the worst by motorists, cyclists, and pedestrians.

CAA's 2021 Worst Roads Campaign wrapped up this past Tuesday and they released the public's voter rankings on Wednesday with Highway 4 near Dorintosh capturing the province's worst road title for the year.

"That's the purpose of the program is to talk about roads out there that are a safety concern," Christine Niemczyk, director of communications with CAA Saskatchewan, said. "Being that we're a landlocked province it's 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't had nominated or voted on previously."

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.

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

"Predominately the reasons why we hear from motorists and the concern for their safety is crumbling pavement, poor infrastructure, and potholes," she said.

The results of the survey were emailed by CAA to the mayor of Regina and Saskatoon, SUMA, SARM, and the Minister of Highways Fred Bradshaw.

"It's just a way to keep the dialogue and the conversation that we've had this campaign, road-users have told us what is a concern to them and we wanted to share that information with them," she said. "We leave it with them knowing that they guard the budgets, they know what they can afford to repair or fix but to let them know that these roads are a safety concern and maybe it's time to revisit them or relook at them and see when they can be repaired."

Last year CAA didn't host the annual Worst Roads Campaign due to the COVID-19 pandemic and although Niemczyk wasn't able to share exact vote totals, she did acknowledge participation in the poll has slipped a bit this year compared to the past.

According to CAA's Cost of Poor Roads in Canada Study, over the course of 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.