The proposed project consists of a land swap between the Georgia Department of Transportation and Hall County. The two properties are both located in the southeast quadrant of 1-985 and SR 53/Mundy Mill Road, along Wallis Road. The Hall County-owned parcel is 0.703 acre and the Department-owned parcel is 0.822 acre. A park-and-ride lot is located on the 0.703 acre parcel currently owned by Hall County and the parcel owned by the Department has been graded and cleared. An archeological survey (Level II) was conducted in accordance with "GDOT/FHWA Cultural Resource Survey Guidelines" developed by the GDOT Staff Archeologists 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 archeological surveys based on the type/scope of work of proposed highway projects and are followed during the initial identification of archaeological resources. By agreement, since no archaeological resources were located within the project's area of potential effect, no signed concurrence form the State Historic Preservation Officer is required. 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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