The Passing Lanes Project for State Route (SR) 224 in Macon County, Georgia, proposes to construct passing lanes along SR 224 from the intersection of SR 26 to the Macon County Line to facilitate the movement of cars and freight from Montezuma to T-75 and additional points north. The corridor has a posted speed limit of 45 mph from SR 26 to East Railroad Street East, and 55 mph from East Railroad Street East to the Houston County line. The total project length is approximately 3.75 miles. The existing roadway consists of two 11-foot travel lanes with a 6-foot outside shoulder, 1-foot of which is paved. The proposed project would overlay the existing travel lanes and widen the roadway by 12 feet and would include an 8-foot wide outside shoulder, 4 feet of which are to be paved. Four locations were selected for passing lanes:
Location 1: Southbound passing lane that begins just south of County Road (CR) 283/Barrons Lane Road and continues north for approximately 5,400 feet to just south of Rumph Road. SR 224 is widened to the southbound side to avoid the overhead power line locations.
Location 2: Northbound passing lane that begins just north of CR 24/Mennonite Church Road/Will Miller Road and continues north for approximately 5,000 feet to just south of CR 289/Flint River School Road. SR 224 is widened to the southbound side to avoid the overhead power line locations.
Location 3: Southbound passing lane that begins just south of CR 136/Derrick Irby Road and continues north for approximately 4,900 feet to just south of the intersection with Sam Batton Road . SR 224 is widened to the southbound side to minimize impacts to environmentally sensitive areas.
Location 4: Northbound passing lane that begins just north of Sam Batton Road and continues north for approximately 4,500 feet and is terminated approximately 2,000 feet north of Brown's Chapel Road. SR 224 is widened to the northbound side to minimize impacts to right-of-way and to avoid the overhead power lines.
A review of the Georgia Archaeological Site File (GASF) at the University of Georgia (UGA) in Athens was conducted on January 4, 2016 and indicated that no previously identified archaeological sites are located within the survey area of the current study. In addition, no previously recorded sites are located within 1-kilometer of the survey area. Based on the GASF search results, no previous archaeological surveys have occurred in the current survey area.
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