In compliance with Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act of 1966 and amendments thereto, project STP-187-1(17), Douglas 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 proposed project's area of potential environmental effect.
The original proposed project, combined with project STP-186-1(22), would widen and reconstruct SR 92 from Lake Monroe Drive in Douglas County to SR 70 in Fulton County, including the SR 92 bridge spanning the Chattahoochee River. Current revisions call for separation from STP-186-1 (22), the segment of SR 92 from SR 166 to SR 70. Plans for the subject project include an approximate 1000' extension west of Lake Monroe Drive along SR 92 for striping, to take place within existing right-of-way. An additional approximately 8.98-acre easement is required east of SR 92 at the Legion Lake Road intersection for lake restoration. An archaeological survey consistent with the project description was conducted for the entire length of the project corridor.
An archaeological survey (Level II) was conducted in accordance with "GDOT/FHW A Cultural Resource Survey Guidelines" developed by the GDOT Staff Archaeologists in consultation with DNR Historic Preservation Division Staff and concurred in by the Federal Highway Administration and State Historic Preservation Officer. These guidelines provide general survey boundaries and methodological approaches to archaeological surveys based on the type/scope of work of proposed highway projects and are followed during the initial identification of archaeological resources.
No existing or eligible National Register resources were located within the project's area of potential environmental effect. 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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