Second Addendum to a Phase I Archaeological Survey of the SR 54 Pedestrian Bridge and Trail, Fayette County, Georgia

The proposed project would provide a shared-use trail and an above-grade pedestrian bridge on SR 54 in Fayette County (Figure 1). No trail or bridge exists at this location currently. The pedestrian bridge would be located approximately 941 feet west of Piedmont Fayette Hospital and the intersection of Togwotee Parkway at SR 54. The bridge would be a pre-fabricated truss bridge 12 feet wide and 180 feet long. The bottom of the bridge would be elevated no less than 18 feet 6 inches above the pavement surface of SR 54. The shared-use trail would ramp up to the overpass bridge. North of SR 54, the proposed shared-use trail would continue northbound for approximately 306 feet to connect to Piedmont Fayette Hospital property.

The City anticipates future phases of the shared use trail will connect to developments north of Piedmont Fayette Hospital such as Pinewoods Studio, the satellite campus of the Georgia Military College and the Pinewood Forest development. South of SR 54, the shared-use trail would ramp down onto the existing grade and continue east for approximately 350 feet along the south side of the roadway before turning due south. The trail would run through a forested area for approximately 3,700 feet, making at least three stream crossings, and connect to the existing shared-use trail along Lester Road. The shared-use trail would be a 12-foot wide concrete path with a 2-foot grass shoulder and a variable width clear zone adjacent to both sides. The entire trail is approximately 4,400 feet long. The streams would be crossed with culverts. No lighting is proposed. Proposed ROW width is approximately 28 feet. Since the previous addendum report (Lowrey 2016) was approved, a portion of the trail at the southern end of the project area has been realigned slightly. Because of this shift, a portion of the project’s area of potential effects (APE) falls outside the survey area for the previous archaeological surveys (Pappas 2015, Lowrey 2016). Also, the northern terminus of the trail alignment shifted to the west to avoid a future parking lot that is not part of the subject project. The updated northern terminus will meet with another future trail project, planned by others.