"In compliance with Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act of 1966 and amendments thereto, project STP00-0630-00(010), Bryan County, has been surveyed with respect to archeological 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 archeological resources within the proposed project's area of potential environmental effect.
The proposed project would consist of widening SR. 144 in Bryan County to an urban 4-lane divided highway with a 20-foot raised median with sidewalks and bike lanes. Originally, the project included a corridor defined as beginning at CR 100/Timber Trail Road (MP ll.37) at1.d ending at MP 16.42 for a total distance of 5.05 miles. This project area was surveyed by Jim Pomfret in June of'2007; no NRHP eligible sites were located during that survey. The revised project corridor includes an urban 4-lane section of roadway with a 20-foot raised median, sidewalks, and bike lanes, along with a rural 4-lane section of roadway with a 24-foot raised median with bikeable shoulders. New traffic signals have been proposed at Timber Trail Road and Port Royal Road. The proposed project corridor has also been adjusted to begin at MP 11.31 and end at MP 16.24, for a total length of 4.903 miles. An archeological survey consistent with these project revisions was performed within the project corridor.
An archeological survey (Level I) was conducted in accor4atl.ce with "GDOT/FHW A 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 tile initial identification of archaeological resources.
By agreement, since no archaeological resources were located within the project's area of potential effec4 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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