A sure sign of Spring is when CAA announces their annual worst roads campaign.

Christine Niemczyk, Director, Corporate Communications & Public Relations with CAA details the purpose behind the campaign.

"What it is is a campaign that invites all road users, so if you are a motorist, cyclist, even a pedestrian or motorcyclist we invite you to tell us what your worst road is that you've come across. We have the campaign starting April 7th and it runs until the 27th."

Niemczyk adds that on April 28th, the top ten worst roads will be announced. 

Due to COVID-19, the campaign was not held last year, however, Niemczyk says that road travel is still happening and we trust these roads for all our safety so they decided to bring the campaign back this year. 

Niemczyk details a new feature added to the campaign this year.

"So what the google map locator actually does is it will actually pinpoint the nominated roads. That will be a really good visual for everyone visiting our site to know exactly what part of Saskatchewan is that road, where is that? They might have heard of that community, but they may not have traveled on that highway or road themselves."

Niemczyk adds that in the past, roads that have made it to the top ten have been residential, commercial, pasture roads, and highways. In the opinion of CAA, a worse road is a safety concern whether you use it for residential or highway travel if you feel it's a safety concern you should let others know.

According to Statistics Canada, a poor road is defined as failure likely, and substantial work required in the short term. Asset is barely serviceable. No immediate risk to health or safety. The operating asset has less than 40% of its expected service life remaining. Very Poor roads are defined as having an immediate need to replace most or all the assets. There are health and safety hazards that present possible risks 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% of its expected service life remaining.

Residents can submit their votes for the worst roads by visiting caask.ca/worstroads