In compliance with Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act of 1966 and amendments thereto, project STP-0004-00(587), Spalding 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 is located 0.26 mile south of the city of Griffin, Georgia. It would consist of widening SR 155 12 feet on the west (southbound) side to provide for an auxiliary right turn lane. CR 43/Airport Road will be widened 12 feet on the north side to provide for a 400 foot acceleration lane. The existing right-of-way is approximately 60 feet, with an additional 10 to 20 feet of additional required right-of-way. The total length of the project is 0.26 mile. The original survey for this project was completed by Luke Erickson in April 2003. Current changes to the project require utility lines to be moved approximately 20 feet beyond the proposed required right-of-way and within the boundary of the Spalding County Airport. An archeological survey (Level II) was conducted in accordance with "GDOT/FHWA 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 the initial identification of archaeological resources. By agreement, since no archaeological resources were located within the project's area of potential effect, 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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