Wednesday 8 March 2023: A record 28,292 votes have been cast in NRMA’s Rate Your Roads survey with Parramatta Road at Auburn identified as the state’s worst road due to congestion and the condition of the road.
Thousands of Australians voted for the worst and best roads across NSW in what is Australia’s largest transport survey, with a record 10,800 roads flagged in the survey.
Voting commenced in December last year and the NRMA is releasing the results in Sydney today -in the lead-up to this month’s state election, before taking the campaign across regional NSW.
| Street Name | LGA | Reason | AVG Score |
TOTAL Votes | |
| 1 | Parramatta Road at Auburn | Cumberland | Condition and Congestion | 34 | 482 |
| 2 | The Lakes Way at Forster | Mid-Coast | Safety and Condition | 35 | 445 |
| 3 | Kings Highway at Bungendore | Queanbeyan-Palerang | Safety and Condition | 41 | 414 |
| 4 | Military Road at Mosman | Mosman | Congestion | 47 | 351 |
| 5 | Hills Motorway at Carlingford | Parramatta | Condition | 41 | 324 |
| 6 | Victoria Road at West Ryde | Ryde | Congestion | 48 | 276 |
| 7 | South-Western Motorway at Moorebank | Liverpool | Congestion | 46 | 257 |
| 8 | Wakehurst Parkway at Elanora Heights | Northern Beaches | Safety | 40 | 256 |
| 9 | Myall Way at Tea Gardens | Mid-Coast | Safety | 40 | 234 |
| 10 | The Bucketts Way at Booral | Mid-Coast | Condition | 28 | 233 |
Decades of investment has seen some of the most notorious roads, which featured in previous surveys, fall off the list. New and upgraded motorways and billions spent on regional highways has seen Pennant Hills Rd, sections of Parramatta Road and the Pacific Highway removed.
The roads which received more than 50 votes and rated highly were:
| Suburb | LGA | Reason | AVG Score | TOTAL Votes | |
| 1 | Mona Vale Road at St Ives | Ku-ring-gai | Congestion | 53 | 221 |
| 2 | Pennant Hills Road at Carlingford | Parramatta | Safety | 53 | 159 |
| 3 | Windsor Road at The Hills | Baulkham Hills | Safety | 51 | 97 |
| 4 | Narellan Road at Currans Hill | Camden | Condition | 58 | 76 |
| 5 | Anzac Parade at Kingsford | Randwick | Congestion & Condition | 52 | 76 |
NRMA spokesperson Peter Khoury thanked the community for helping to again break the record on the number of votes for its Rate Your Road survey and highlighted that the invaluable data would help the organisation fight for better community outcomes over the next four years.
“The NRMA today thanks those thousands of Australians who had their say on what is a critical issue facing our nation and joined a grass roots campaign to make our roads safer and more efficient,” Mr Khoury said.
“Today we release the results of this record-breaking transport survey and will spend the next four years ensuring this data helps drive sensible funding and policy outcomes across all levels of Government.
“This community-led advocacy works – some of the state’s worst roads no longer make the list because Governments have responded by investing in solutions. This has helped save lives, boosted our economy and got our Members home to their families faster.”
Contact: Katrina Usman 0432 760 940
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