The proposed project would widen SR 6 Business to provide right and left turn lanes in and out of Powder Springs Road/CR 4510. The project would also realign SR 6 Business so that it intersects Brownsville Road/CR 2118 at 90 degrees. The proposed widening of SR 6 Business at CR 4510 would begin on SR 6 Business approximately 121.9 meters (400 feet) east and end on SR 6 Business approximately 121.9 meters (400 feet) west of the SR 6 Business/CR 4510 intersection. The proposed realignment of SR 6 Business at the CR 2118 intersection would begin on SR 6 Business approximately 76.2 meters (250 feet) north of the SR 6 Business/CR 2118 intersection then continue southerly to an end point on CR 2118 approximately 104.4 meters (300 feet) west of the SR 6 Business/CR 2118 intersection. The existing right-of-way on SR 6 Business, CR 4510, and CR 2118 is approximately 18.2 meters (60 feet). The additional required right-of-way for the SR 6 Business/CR 4510 project is approximately 60.9 meters (200 feet), while the additional required right-of-way for the SR 6 Business/CR 2118 project would be approximately 76.2 meters (250 feet). An archaeological survey consistent with the proposed rights-of-way was conducted for the entire length of both project corridors totaling .59 kilometer (.37 mile). An archaeological survey (Level I) was, conducted in accordance with "GDOT/FHWA Cultural Resource Survey Guidelines" developed by the GDOT Staff Archaeologists in consultation with DNR Historic Preservation Section Staff and concurred in by the Federal Highway Administration and State Historic Preservation Officer. These guidelines provide general survey boundaries and methodological approaches to archaeological surveys based on the type/scope of proposed highway projects and are followed during the initial identification of archaeological resources. No existing or eligible National Register archaeological resources were located within the project's area of potential environmental effect. 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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