On April 24, 2003, Southeastern Archeological Services, Inc., completed an archeological survey of 18 intersection improvement projects in Ben Hill, Turner, and Worth Counties, Georgia (Figures 1, 2, and 3). The intersections are located in the heavily developed areas within the city limits of Fitzgerald, Ashburn, and Sylvester. The proposed improvements are relatively minor, consisting of the replacement of existing traffic lights and signal poles with new ones, installing new controller cabinets, adding pedestrian ramps, and installing fiber optic control cables. Based on the descriptions of the projects, it appears that the only ground disturbing activity will consist of replacing existing signal poles with new ones. As described in the design concepts, the new poles will be placed near existing poles, which means that they will be positioned within existing, graded right-of-way. The survey included archival research and a- field inspection of each intersection. Representative photographs are presented in the report, following the more detailed descriptions of the intersection improvements. One copy of the final report will be curated at the Antonio J. Waring, Jr. Archaeological Laboratory, State University of West Georgia, Carrollton, Georgia. Copies of all project specific field notes, field maps, and other related photographs will be permanently archived at the Georgia Department of Transportation Office of Environment/Location.
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