It's Week Two! Check Out the Current CAA 2024 Top Ten Worst Roads and Hear from Road Users in Hudson Bay and Whitewood
CAA’s popular Worst Roads which started on April 9, 2024, is now into the second week of the annual advocacy and safety campaign. Saskatchewan road users including motorists, pedestrians, cyclists, and passengers continue to select and vote for their worst, unsafe roads.
The current CAA 2024 top ten worst, unsafe roads list which includes residential streets, roads, and highways from across the province can be viewed at caaworstroads.com/clubs/saskatchewan. The nominations and votes are constantly changing and are automatically updated.
Selections and votes for worst unsafe roads that have potholes, poor road maintenance, poor road signs or road markings, unpaved roads, traffic congestion, no or poor cycling infrastructure, or poor transit infrastructure is easy and only takes a few minutes. The CAA 2024 Top Ten Worst Roads will be announced on April 30, 2024.
New this year is one grand prize of a $1,000 (one thousand dollar) Shell Gift Card courtesy of CAA Saskatchewan, to be selected through a random draw from all eligible votes. The winner will be announced on April 30, 2024. Click here for contest rules.
This week we are featuring Hudson Bay and Whitewood.
Hudson Bay #9
Photo credit: Angel Blair
On April 16, Angel Blair, CAA’s Worst Roads Roving Reporter interviews road users in Hudson Bay, Saskatchewan to talk about Highway 9 which was #9 in CAA’s 2023 Top Ten Worst Roads, and #3 in 2022 and 2021, and #5 in the 2018 CAA Worst Roads. The major problem was identified as potholes.
According to Jenn Hallen, “There is absolutely a safety concern – they are not just little bumps in the road or little cracks. Those potholes there are big – you hit them, and it rocks your vehicle. It is unsafe, I avoid travelling that way as much as possible.”
Kelly Stonehouse added, “We have had a couple of close calls – a couple of people that have had some pretty big car bills and it’s been neglected long enough…it needs some work. The local crew does the best they can to patch them, but it only stays for so long – by the end of the winter they are all back – they just peel like a scab – they are just temporary they can only do so much.”
Whitewood #9
Photo credit: Angel Blair
On April 18, Angel Blair meets road users of Whitewood #9 which placed 7th in CAA’s 2023 Top Ten Worst Roads with potholes listed as the number one safety concern. Raquel Bear had this to say, “This past two years is probably the worst we have ever seen it – the ruts are just unbelievable.”
According to Braedy Nesbitt, “It’s just like riding a tube – the first bump is four feet and (the) second bump when you hit the resound, you go like eight feet – everything in my cab probably flipped about a foot or two. I was lucky nothing went under my brake or gas…... but it’s a pretty rough ride.”
Here is how to nominate and vote for your worst, unsafe road:
- Click caask.ca/worstroads.
- Select a road - municipal or provincial - and a specific segment or section.
- One vote per road per road user in a 24-hour period is acceptable.
CAA Saskatchewan’s social media channels including Facebook, Twitter, and LinkedIn will be utilized to promote the campaign for worst roads nominations and votes. Angel Blair’s interviews will be scheduled weekly on the CAA Worst Roads 2024 - YouTube.
CAA Worst Roads is an online engagement campaign aimed at drawing attention to our province’s worst, unsafe roads. The top ten worst roads for 2024 will be shared with stakeholders including government and business leaders in hopes of sparking conversation and action.
Working towards better roads and safety for all road users is a priority for CAA Saskatchewan.
Media Contact:
Angel Blair
Senior Communications Specialist
(306) 216-7362
angel.blair@caask.ca