{"id":699800,"date":"2026-05-28T17:50:10","date_gmt":"2026-05-28T17:50:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/699800\/"},"modified":"2026-05-28T17:50:10","modified_gmt":"2026-05-28T17:50:10","slug":"three-jeers-for-highway-34-manitobas-worst-road-winnipeg-free-press","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/699800\/","title":{"rendered":"Three jeers for Highway 34 \u2014 Manitoba\u2019s worst road \u2013 Winnipeg Free Press"},"content":{"rendered":"

Highway 34 has been crowned Manitoba\u2019s worst for the second year in a row in CAA\u2019s annual worst roads campaign.<\/p>\n

The Pembina Valley highway, located west of Winnipeg, claimed the title for its potholes, poor maintenance and uneven road surfaces, CAA Manitoba said in a news release.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis year\u2019s list shows that road issues are not just a Winnipeg problem or a rural problem, they\u2019re a Manitoba problem,\u201d said Ewald Friesen, manager of government and community relations for CAA Manitoba.<\/p>\n

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St. Mary\u2019s Road in Winnipeg was named one of the worst in Manitoba by CAA. (Mikaela Mackenzie \/ Free Press files)<\/p>\n

This year, 711 roads across 69 municipalities were nominated for the top spot in the campaign, which runs every spring and asks people to identify the worst roadways in their community. The release says there is an even split between rural and urban roads on the list.<\/p>\n

The top-10 worst roads in Manitoba this year are:<\/p>\n

Provincial Trunk Highway 34 \u2014 Central Plains\/Pembina Valley
\nProvincial Road 307 \u2014 Whiteshell
\nKenaston Boulevard\/Route 90 \u2014 Winnipeg
\nSaskatchewan Avenue \u2014 Winnipeg
\nRichmond Avenue \u2014 Brandon
\nGateway Road \u2014 Winnipeg
\nLeila Avenue \u2014 Winnipeg
\n1st Street \u2014 Brandon
\nProvincial Road 422 \u2014 Pembina Valley
\nSt. Mary\u2019s Road \u2014 Winnipeg<\/p>\n

The most common concerns cited were potholes, poor maintenance and uneven road surfaces. In 2024, 18th Street in Brandon was bestowed with the title of Manitoba\u2019s worst road. The same year, the province announced $9.7 million to resurface the street.<\/p>\n

CAA Manitoba urged provincial and municipal governments to continue prioritizing \u201cpredictable, year-over-year investment in road maintenance and safety.\u201d<\/p>\n

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\u201cStable funding allows governments to plan ahead, address safety concerns earlier and avoid higher costs later,\u201d Friesen said. \u201cIt\u2019s about keeping people safe and keeping Manitoba moving.\u201d<\/p>\n

nicole.buffie@freepress.mb.ca<\/p>\n

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Nicole Buffie
Multimedia producer
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Nicole Buffie is a reporter for the Free Press city desk. Born and bred in Winnipeg, Nicole graduated from Red River College\u2019s Creative Communications program in 2020 and worked as a reporter throughout Manitoba before joining the Free Press newsroom as a multimedia producer in 2023. Read more about Nicole<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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