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Cape Breton road deemed worst in Atlantic Canada, again

It's not the type of contest most communities like to win, but a street in Washabuck Centre, N.S., has been named the worst in Atlantic Canada for a second year in a row.

Washabuck Centre comes in first after online campaign

The road from the Trans-Canada Highway to Burgeo, N.L. ,is filled with potholes. It was named the 4th worst road in Atlantic Canada in 2015. (CBC)

There's nothing better than coming in first unless you live on Gillis Point Road in Washabuck Centrewhere residents are once againclaiming the number one spotin CAA'sworst roads in Atlantic Canada list.

Last year, a branch of the Nova Scotiaroad GillisPoint East claimed the top spot.

The list is compiled in an online vote. This year, more than 4,000 votes were submitted.

Nova Scotia landed three of the top 10, while Prince Edward Island's roadsescaped the moniker entirely.

New Brunswick's Charters Settlement Road landed in second place, and the province had the most mentions with four overall. Newfoundland and Labrador filled the remaining three places.

In a statement, Gary Howard, a vice president with CAA, says the contest is valuable because it is a public way to identify poor driving conditions. The company also flags the list to governments in an effort to help with priorities as repair work is done.

Here's the complete list of "winners":

  1. Gillis Point Road, Washabuck Centre, N.S.
  2. Charters Settlement Road, Charters Settlement, N.B.
  3. Marble Mountain Road, River Denys, N.S.
  4. Newfoundland and Labrador 480, Burgeo, N.L.
  5. New Brunswick 616, Keswick Ridge, N.B.
  6. Highway 434, Conche, N.L.
  7. Markland Road, Whitbourne, N.L.
  8. Main Street, TobiqueFirst Nation, N.B.
  9. New Brunswick 105, Mactaquac, N.B.
  10. Terradore Lane, Hammonds Plains, N.S.