The five most pothole-strewn roads in Peterborough - the worst in each ward - have been identified by the city and may get repaired next year, states a new staff report.

Many roads in the city are in rough condition, states the report - and there could be help for the five worst.

In Monaghan Ward, Moorecraig Road is so bad it's scheduled for reconstruction in 2020.

But the report also picks the worst stretches of roadway in the four other wards in Peterborough, and staff recommends council use $1 million in federal gas tax money to repair or resurface them.

They are:

•Otonabee Ward: St. Catherine Street (between Braidwood Avenue and Hamilton Street);

•Town Ward: Simcoe Street (between George Street and Aylmer Street);

•Ashburnham Ward: McFarlane Street (between Television Road and Naish Drive);

•Northcrest Ward: Amundsen Avenue (between Cumberland Avenue and Cartier Boulevard).

The city's expecting a one-time increase in gas tax money in 2020 for road repairs, the report states, and staff recommends taking $1 million of that extra allocation to repair the four streets.

But it's only a pilot project, the report points out, unless council finds a way to continue funding it year after year.

joelle.kovach@peterboroughdaily.com