Projects EDS-441(32) would widen US 441 from just south of the Clarke/Jackson County line to the US 441/SR 334 intersection south of the city limit of Commerce, Georgia. The proposed project was subjected to an archaeological survey in 1995 by Michael Baker Jr., Incorporated. Since that time, the proposed alignment has been changed to include a realignment of CR 70. The design shift would be constructed on new location west of the original alignment for CR 70. The proposed alignment would require a maximum of approximately 50 feet of right-of-way. The length for this realignment is approximately 266 feet. An archaeological survey consistent with the proposed project descriptions was conducted along the entire length of the project corridors. An archaeological survey (Level II) was conducted in accordance with "GDOT/FHWA 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 projects' area of potential environmental effect. It is concluded, therefore, that the projects 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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