Gwinnett County is proposing to construct a hard surface multi-use trail along side a 2.9 km length of Peachtree Industrial Boulevard in western Gwinnett County. For most of its length the 3 to 3.6 m (10 to 12 ft) wide trail will adjoin the highway, but will extend a maximum of 9.4 m (31 ft) in limited places. The entire project lies within the existing right-of-way of Peachtree Industrial Boulevard, a multi-lane highway built on new location after 1973. The project may use federal highway funds (Transportation Equity Act), and thus an archeological survey was required to ensure that significant sites (i.e., those eligible to the National Register of Historic Places) are not adversely affected. Archival research showed that no recorded archeological sites or historic structures lie within or close to the project corridor. The project area was archeologically surveyed on March 8, 2000. The entire project area lies within highway shoulders that have been heavily graded for development or cut and filled for highway construction. No cultural resources were encountered in the project area. We conclude that the project will have no adverse effects on significant cultural resources.
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