As those of us who live here, and drive this road daily know, Deer Valley Road is a challenging road to navigate. It is very narrow and reduces down to a single lane in a number of places. On many days bicyclists navigate this road to enjoy the serene beauty and natural wildlife, adding even more risk for transient traffic.
These medical substance abuse center facilities will bring an additional 30+ vehicles (patients and staff) traversing Deer Valley Road daily. That doesn’t count the delivery and commercial traffic as well. The two Rescue properties are located off of Deer Valley Road, 1.5 miles north of Green Valley Road, and access requires traversing multiple blind corners, a single lane bridge crossing, and unpaved residential roads. Many days there are bicyclists sharing this narrow road with vehicle traffic, adding to the danger, especially for people unfamiliar with the area.
While we aren’t traffic specialists, we live in this area and experience these roads on a daily basis. We have put together an estimated traffic impact analysis here, for your review.
The condition of Deer Valley Road, along with the significant increase in traffic these two facilities will bring, make it obvious that this is NOT the right location for these two large medical facilities.
Rescue Deer Valley! 