Rose Gatens addresses the Transportation Committee.

Rose Gatens presented a petition of petition of 1,707 names urging the construction of an overpass at the intersection of Route 35 and Hurricane Creek Road to the Putnam County Transportation Committee on Monday, July 29. There have been numerous crashes at the intersection including seven in 2024 alone.

The actual death count since U.S. 35 section at Hurricane Creek opened is unknown but the total appears to be…