Tang Realty Commentary

The Arizona Republic recently reported on the huge traffic problems emerging in the San Tang/Johnson Ranch area. Since I haven't been there recently, I went yesterday to see firsthand just how bad it is. It is as bad as reported! Traffic was backed up considerably at the Hunt Highway/Ellsworth intersection even at 1:30 p.m.; there is no light and the roads are torn up. With development underway on Del Webb's Anthem at Merrill Ranch and on a new Super-WalMart, traffic in the area will inevitably get much worse. No viable, near-term transportation solution is evident. It seems to me that demand for housing in that area should cool, while demand for housing in other parts of Pinal with better transportation systems should heat up. Casa Grande would appear to be the area most benefited.