TORONTO -- For the second year in a row, Dufferin Street in Toronto has been voted the worst road in Ontario.

The word comes from the CAA which released its annual list of the Top 10 Worst Roads in the province on Tuesday.

Ten Worst Roads in Ontario

  • 10. Stanley Avenue, Niagara Falls
  • 9. Carling Avenue, Ottawa
  • 8. Bouvier Road, Clarence Rockland
  • 7. Warncliffe Road South, London
  • 6. Lawrence Avenue East, Toronto
  • 5. Bayview Avenue, Toronto
  • 4. Kraft Creek Road, Timmins
  • 3. Finch Avenue West, Toronto
  • 2. Burlington Street, Hamilton
  • 1. Dufferin Street, Toronto

Dufferin Street has made the list seven times over the years, the auto club said, not far behind Steeles Avenue, also in Toronto, which previously earned eight spots on the list. Steeles did not make this year's top 10, however.

Half the roads on this year's list are from the Greater Toronto and Hamilton Area, after the CAA counted more than 10,000 votes from across the province during the month-long campaign.

This year, Burlington Avenue East in Hamilton moved up one spot on the list -- to second place -- while Finch Avenue West and Bayview Avenue, both in Toronto, jumped five spots -- to third and fifth place respectively.

Fourth place goes to Kraft Creek Road in Timmins, while Lawrence Avenue East in Toronto was sixth, Wharncliffe Road South in London was seventh and Bouvier Road in Clarence-Rockland near Ottawa was eighth. Carling Avenue in Ottawa and Stanley Avenue in Niagara Falls rounded out the list.

"CAA received over 10,000 votes from across the province -- the most votes to date. While the popularity of the campaign continues to grow, it demonstrates that infrastructure remains a critical issue for Ontarians," said Faye Lyons of CAA South Central Ontario.

Ninety per cent of voters complained about crumbling pavement and pothole-ridden streets as the reasons for selecting the roads they did, the auto club said.

Comments about Dufferin Street included: "Dufferin Street anywhere is a disgrace" and "It's terrible, pothole after pothole."

The auto club says it will present the list and make recommendations about improving the roads to both the provincial and municipal governments.

"As a leading transportation advocate, CAA (South Central Ontario) has repeatedly called on the province for gas tax fairness through dedicated funding for road, highway and bridge improvements," the auto club said.