Saskatchewan residents made a common problem clear looking at the 2025 CAA Saskatchewan Worst Roads Contest.
While poor road maintenance by Buchanan took home the top spot, pothole problems throughout the province were a major finding through the most recent campaign. Spots 2-10 on the list all concerned potholes, and with a few ties in Moose Jaw/Weyburn/Saskatoon rounding out the list there ended up being more than ten submissions making the cut.
Below is the complete list courtesy the CAA website, and where the road in question has finished in previous votes:
(via CAA Saskatchewan)
- Saskatchewan 5, Buchanan - Major problem: Poor Road Maintenance (#2 in CAA Worst Roads 2024, #4 in 2023, and #5 in 2022)
- Saskatchewan 339, Avonlea - Major problem: Potholes
- Saskatchewan 4, Dorintosh - Major problem: Potholes (#1 in CAA Worst Roads 2021)
- 5th Avenue NW, Moose Jaw - Major problem: Potholes (#5 in CAA Worst Roads 2022)
- Saskatchewan 2, Cudworth - Major problem: Potholes (#3 in CAA Worst Roads 2024)
- Saskatchewan 47, Springside - Major problem: Potholes (#8 in CAA Worst Roads 2024 and #2 in 2022)
- Saskatchewan 102, La Ronge - Major problem: Potholes
- Saskatchewan 123, Petaigan/Ravendale/Pemmican Portage - Major problem: Potholes (#8 in CAA Worst Roads 2023)
- Tie - 13th Avenue NW, Moose Jaw (#9 in CAA Worst Roads 2024 and #4 in 2019) & Coteau Street W, Moose Jaw (#3 in CAA Worst Roads 2023) - Major problem: Potholes
- Tie - Saskatchewan 35, Weyburn (#10 in CAA Worst Roads 2021) & Warman Road, Saskatoon - Major problem: Potholes
The nomination and voting period for the contest ran nearly all of last month from April 8-29. The final list was shared on April 30 and will help the province gauge where construction is needed when planning for future projects.
There is a lot to maintain with over 250,000 km of roads in Saskatchewan. That's why CAA is committed to letting residents have their say on bringing attention to roads in desperate need of repair, working collaboratively to increase safety for everyone.
Eston's Highway 44 won the crown back in 2023, with Highway 30 through the community finishing just behind it. Anyone skeptical of what happens after the worst roads contest can use Eston as an example, as construction took place east of Glidden on Highway #44 last August, more work beginning this May-June for a 4.5 km stretch as you can read more about that project below: