The Highway Committee discussed recurring crashes at the Maple Springs curve near SP Anderson during its October meeting and reviewed short-term and infrastructure options to reduce collisions. Committee members said the curve has produced multiple wrecks and noted truck and farm traffic increases on the route.

Jojo, Highway Department staff, reported that crews had repaired damage from recent crashes and that a blinking solar warning light at the SP Anderson curve was damaged in theft attempts: "Benton ordered 1. It was $1,600," Jojo said, describing the replacement cost for the unit "from the pole up" (light, casing and solar panel). Committee members debated rumble strips, larger signage and additional street lights as possible mitigations. One member said rumble strips can draw attention: "You feel them in here. So they were — that's the best thing ever. Yeah. Till you hit them and then you're like, oh, wait a minute. Hey. That's a pretty good idea." Another cautioned that rumble strips please some drivers and annoy others.

No formal action or vote was taken; discussion centered on feasible engineering countermeasures and coordination with the Tennessee Department of Transportation (TDOT) for work that falls under state jurisdiction. Staff described constraints and recommended further inspection and possible coordination with the state for placement decisions and spacing standards for rumble strips and signage.

Committee members and staff also raised distracted driving and roadway geometry as contributing factors and discussed placement of additional street lighting versus physical countermeasures. The committee did not order installation of additional lights at the meeting and did not approve expenditures; staff said they would investigate options and return with recommendations when appropriate.