Brandons Victoria Avenue deemed Manitobas worst road

CAA Manitoba has released the results of their worst roads campaign.

Victoria Avenue in Brandon took top prize with nearly double the votes of the second worstroad in the province St. James Street in Winnipeg.

The provinces third-worst road was 1st Street in Winkler. Rounding out the top five were Berry Street and Ness Avenue in Winnipeg.

Just over 5,000 votes were cast in the four-week campaign.

The City of Winnipeg has already committed to fixing St. James Street but repairs have not yet begun.

In addition, the Province of Manitoba made major commitments to improving infrastructure in the province in the recently released 2013 budget.

The budget called for an increase in PST to fund infrastructure improvements, including road repairs.