Phase I Archaeological Survey for the Rottenwood Creek Trail, Phase I

The City of Marietta and the Georgia Department of Transportation (GDOT) P.I. No. 0015042 was originally programmed as P.I. No. 0012873 during the Concept Report approval phase. However, the project has been reprogrammed as P.I. No. 0015042. The proposed project would construct a 10-foot wide multi-use path from University Trail on the north side of Alumni Drive within Kennesaw State University-Marietta Campus. After 1,212 feet, the path turns south and follows an existing dirt walking path for approximately 2,837 feet to Barclay Circle. Crossing Barclay Circle, the trail runs for approximately 4,877 feet along the south side of the road. The path then crosses Cobb Parkway and runs south along the east side of the road for approximately 1,340 feet. The path then turns east and runs along Rottenwood Creek for approximately 5,203 feet to a city-owned greenspace on the western edge of Franklin Gateway in Marietta, Georgia. The trail length would be approximately 3 miles. For the portions of the trail that would be located on either side of Rottenwood Creek, the trail would consist of a 10-foot wide concrete path with a 2-foot buffer zone on either side of the path. For the portions of the trail that would be located on Barclay Circle and Cobb Parkway, the proposed improvements would include a buffer of approximately 25 feet between path and roadway and pedestrian lighting in addition to the 10-foot concrete trail. Existing right-of-way (ROW) along the roadways varies between 70 feet and 130 feet, and the proposed ROW ranges from an additional 5 feet to 60 feet along the project corridor. The acquisition of various easements for driveways and slope construction would also be necessary. The partial acquisition of several parcels may result in their designation as an uneconomic remnant. The acquisition of part, or all, of these remnant parcels would be determined with the development of construction plans and the ROW acquisition process.