In compliance with Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act of 1966 and amendments thereto, project STP-083-1(36), Dougherty 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.
Project STP-083-1(36) would widen and reconstruct SR 91 northeast of Albany, Georgia. The proposed project has added the construction of a new location frontage road that would serve as a truck turning lane on SR 91. This addition would extend onto new location opposite the intersection of SR 91 and Jewel Street. The project would begin at the SR 91/Jewel Street intersection then extend westerly to an end point approximately 340 feet. The new location would extend to a maximum of approximately 240 feet north of SR 91 and would include two 90-degree turns. The required right-of-way needed for the new location truck turning lane varies from 60 to 80 feet. An archaeological survey consistent with the proposed project description was conducted along 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 Section 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 proposed highway projects and are followed during the initial identification of archaeological resources.
No existing or eligible National Register archaeological 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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