In compliance with Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act of 1966 and amendments thereto, project M-9001(2) , Cobb County has been surveyed with respect to archaeological resources, especially those on or eligible for inclusion in the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP). The purpose of the survey was to locate, identify and evaluate the significance of any archaeological resources within the project corridor.
The project begins on Cherokee Road adjacent to Belmont Hills Shopping Center and extends easterly crossing S.R. 3 (Atlanta Road) and provides a grade separation with the Seaboard System Railroad. From this point, the alignment continues easterly on new location across the old southern boundary of Dobbins Air Force Base reservation. The project ends at Windy Hill Road.
As a part of the proposed project, the intersection of Cherokee Road and S.R. 3 will be upgraded to a five lane intersection. At the terminus at Windy Hill Road, the proposed alignment will tie into the existing 5 lane section of Windy Hill Road to create the major flow of traffic. The two lane portion of Windy Hill Road will be realigned to form a "T" intersection with the new traffic flow.
The project is proposed as a four lane roadway, two lanes in each direction with a 44' depressed median on 150' of right-of-way. The proposed project will have partially controlled access. Total project length is approximately 1.6 miles.
The archaeological survey was conducted in accordance with "GDOT Archaeological Survey Guidelines" developed by the GDOT Staff Archaeologists and agreed upon by the Federal Highway Administration, State Historic Preservation Officer and State Archaeologist. These guidelines outline general survey boundaries and methodological approaches to archaeological surveys of transportation projects, and are followed during the initial identification of archaeological resources.
No significant archaeological resources were located within the proposed project corridor as described in paragraph two above. It is concluded, therefore, that the project will have no effect upon archaeological resources on or eligible for inclusion in the NRHP provided that the project conforms to that described above.
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