REGINA — The votes are in and for the second year in a row Highway 4 near Buchanan has been voted Saskatchewan’s worst road.
From April 8 to 29, Saskatchewan road users, including pedestrians, motorists, cyclists, transit riders and motorcyclists, have nominated and voted for their worst, unsafe roads. The common safety concerns for worst, unsafe roads are crumbling pavement, potholes, lack of maintenance or repair, congestion, not enough signage, and poor infrastructure.
Here are the CAA 2025 Top Ten Worst Roads:
- Saskatchewan 5, Buchanan - major problem: poor road maintenance (No. 2 in 2024 CAA Worst Roads, No. 4 in 2023 and No. 5 in 2022)
- Saskatchewan 339, Avonlea - major problem: potholes
- Saskatchewan 4, Dorintosh - major problem: potholes (No. 1 in 2021 CAA Worst Roads)
- 5th Avenue Northwest, Moose Jaw - major problem: potholes (No. 5 in 2022 CAA Worst Roads)
- Saskatchewan 2, Cudworth - major problem: potholes (No. 3 in 2024 CAA Worst Roads)
- Saskatchewan 47, Springside - major problem: potholes (No. 8 in 2024 CAA Worst Roads and No. 2 in 2022)
- Saskatchewan 102, La Ronge - major problem: potholes
- Saskatchewan 123 Petaigan/Ravendale/Pemmican Portage - major problem: potholes (No. 8 in 2023 CAA Worst Roads)
- Tie - 13th Avenue Northwest, Moose Jaw - major problem: potholes (No. 9 in 2024 CAA Worst Roads and No. 4 in 2019) and Coteau Street West, Moose Jaw - major problem: potholes (No. 3 in 2023 CAA Worst Roads)
- Tie - Saskatchewan 35, Weyburn - major problem: potholes (No. 10 in 2021 CAA Worst Roads) & Warman Road, Saskatoon - major problem: potholes
A total of 1,299 roads were nominated and voted on during this year’s CAA Worst Roads campaign.
Most (but not all) of the top 10 list includes roads and highways from across the province that have made CAA’s Worst Roads Top Ten list in previous years.
The collection of roads nominated and voted on during this year’s campaign does indicate that Saskatchewan road users are concerned about their safety while travelling on our roads and highways, with this year’s top ten list indicating the roads that received the majority of the votes.
The CAA 2025 Worst Roads interviews are available on the .
Weather conditions, age of the roads, heavy traffic, and lack of maintenance can cause road deterioration. In cold climates like Saskatchewan, the freeze-thaw cycle plays a key role in creating potholes – a problem that occurs when temperatures regularly go above and below the freezing point. When rain or snow seeps through cracks and openings in the pavement, it freezes and expands, causing the pavement to heave upward. As temperatures rise, the ground underneath the pavement returns to its normal level, leaving a cavity or hole which breaks apart with continued traffic by road users over the fractured pavement.
Saskatchewan is a landlocked province and has almost 250,000 km of roads, the highest length of road surface compared to any other province in Canada. These roads, often a lifeline for many residents, are used regularly for business and leisure road travel, and when these roads deteriorate, road users pay the price.
CAA Saskatchewan is a safety advocate, and the CAA Worst Roads online engagement campaign is aimed at drawing attention to our province’s worst, unsafe roads. This year’s top ten list of worst roads will be distributed to government and business leaders in hopes of sparking conversation and action.
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