On March 24, 2003, Southeastern Archeological Services, Inc., completed an archeological survey of 13 intersection improvement projects in Richmond County, Georgia.. The intersections are located along State Road (SR) 15/US 441 near its intersection with Interstate 20 in the city of Augusta (Figure 1). The survey area is one of the most heavily developed portions of Richmond County. Washington Road in this area is lined by a nearly continuous series of shopping centers, gas stations, restaurants, and other businesses. The proposed improvements are relatively minor, consisting of the replacement of existing traffic lights and signal poles with new ones, installing new controller cabinets, adding pedestrian ramps, and installing fiber optic control cables. Based on the descriptions of the projects, it appears that the only ground disturbing activity will consist of replacing existing signal poles with new ones. As described in the design concepts, the new poles will be placed near existing poles, which means that they will be positioned within existing, graded right-of-way. The survey included archival research and a field inspection of each intersection. Representative photographs are presented in the report, following the more detailed descriptions of the intersection improvements. Documentation relating to the project will ultimately be curated at the Antonio J. Waring, Jr. Laboratory of Archaeology at the State University of West Georgia, Carrollton.
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