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Home My WebLink About20210195 Ver 1_U-5841 Guilford No Archaeological Survey Required Form_20210423 Project Tracking No.: “No ARCHAEOLOGY SURVEY REQUIRED” form for Minor Transportation Projects as Qualified in the 2007/2015 Programmatic Agreement. 1 of 3 18-01-0037 NO ARCHAEOLOGICAL SURVEY REQUIRED FORM This form only pertains to ARCHAEOLOGICAL RESOURCES for this project. It is not valid for Historic Architecture and Landscapes. You must consult separately with the Historic Architecture and Landscapes Group. PROJECT INFORMATION Project No: U-5841 County: Guilford WBS No: 50232.1.1 Document: Federal CE F.A. No: UNK (Will be Updated) Funding: State Federal Federal Permit Required? Yes No Permit Type: USACE (not specified) Project Description: NCDOT’s Division 7 proposes to make intersection improvements to a 0.3-mile section of SR 2147 (West Friendly Avenue), from just west of SR 2175 (Green Valley Road) to just east of SR 2254 (North Lindell Road) in the City of Greensboro, Guilford County. The purpose of the project is to improve pedestrian safety and relieve congestion. The existing and proposed cross-sections consist of a five-lane curb-and-gutter section with a center turn lane. Existing ROW is listed as 80 feet whereas Proposed ROW is to be the same 80 feet. Project length is approximately 0.3 mile (1,584 feet). Since Preliminary Design Plans have not been developed yet, a Study Area for the project has been generated in order to facilitate environmental planning purposes at this stage. The Study Area will be centered along the roadway corridor, incorporating extensions along major Y-lines (i.e. intersecting roads). Overall, the Study Area will encompass about 6.4 acres, inclusive of the existing roadways and any modern development. SUMMARY OF CULTURAL RESOURCES REVIEW Brief description of review activities, results of review, and conclusions: This project was accepted on Monday, February 12, 2018. A map review and site file search was conducted at the Office of State Archaeology (OSA) on Tuesday, February 13, 2018. A comprehensive archaeological survey has never been conducted along this particular stretch of SR 2147 (West Friendly Avenue), and no archaeological sites have been recorded within one (1) mile of the proposed project. Digital copies of HPO’s maps (Greensboro Quadrangle) as well as the HPOWEB GIS Service (http://gis.ncdcr.gov/hpoweb/) were last reviewed on Friday, February 23, 2018. There are two (2) known historic architectural resources (the mid-19th century Daniel E. Albright House [GF6167] and the 1925-1965 residential Sunset Hills Historic District [GF8233]) located within or adjacent to the Study Area; however, intact archaeological deposits associated with these resources would not be anticipated within the footprint of the proposed project. In addition, topographic maps, historic maps (NCMaps website), USDA soil survey maps, and aerial photographs were utilized and inspected to gauge environmental factors that may have contributed to historic or prehistoric settlement within the project limits, and to assess the level of modern, slope, agricultural, hydrological, and other erosive-type disturbances within and surrounding the Study Area. Project Tracking No.: “No ARCHAEOLOGY SURVEY REQUIRED” form for Minor Transportation Projects as Qualified in the 2007/2015 Programmatic Agreement. 2 of 3 18-01-0037 Brief Explanation of why the available information provides a reliable basis for reasonably predicting that there are no unidentified historic properties in the APE: This is a Federally funded project for which a Federal permit may be necessary. Permanent/temporary easements will not be necessary nor will additional ROW be needed. The size and shape of the Study Area have been drawn in a way to capture any possible impacts beyond the NCDOT’s existing ROW along SR 2147 (West Friendly Avenue) though all work is to be contained within the existing ROW. At this time, we are in compliance with NC GS 121-12a, since there are no eligible (i.e. National Register- listed) archaeological resources located within the project’s Study Area that would require our attention. Based on the description of the proposed project, activities should not take place beyond the NCDOT’s existing ROW. From an environmental perspective, the Study Area falls within a heavily urbanized setting in the Piedmont physiographic region of North Carolina. The Study Area consists of three (3) soil types, all of which have been heavily disturbed by modern development (Urban land [Ur], Cecil-Urban land complex, 2-10% slopes [CfB], and Enon-Urban land complex, 2-10% slopes [EuB]). Based on the poor soil conditions and the level of development, the preservation of intact archaeological resources would not be anticipated. The Office of State Archaeology (OSA) has reviewed several projects within the vicinity of the Study Area for environmental compliance, including residential development (ERs 84- 0143 and 13-0731), transportation improvements (ERs 97-8310 and 02-10612), a stream mitigation project (ER 02-8641), and a cell tower (CT 08-2164). Stating a low probability for intact and significant archaeological sites to be present, OSA did not require an archaeological survey for any of these projects. In fact, the construction of Sunset Woods Townhomes along Lindell Road was reviewed in by OSA in 1984 and subsequently cleared since the area was previously an in-fill project. Within five (5) miles of the Study Area, NCDOT’s Archaeology Group has reviewed at least five (5) transportation-related projects for environmental compliance under the Programmatic Agreement (PA) with the State Historic Preservation Office (NC-HPO), none of which is located within one (1) mile of the proposed project. An archaeological survey was not recommended for any of these projects, based on the presence of heavily modified soils and/or poorly drained or eroded soil conditions. Given the poor soil conditions and developed nature within the Study Area and the results of previously reviewed projects in the vicinity, there is a low probability for significant prehistoric and/or historic archaeological materials to be present. Therefore, it is believed that the current Study Area, as depicted, is unlikely to contain intact and significant archaeological resources. No archaeological survey is required for this project. If design plans change or are made available prior to construction, then additional consultation regarding archaeology will be required. At this time, no further archaeological work is recommended. If archaeological materials are uncovered during project activities, then such resources will be dealt with according to the procedures set forth for “unanticipated discoveries,” to include notification of NCDOT’s Archaeology Group. SUPPORT DOCUMENTATION See attached: Map(s) Previous Survey Info Photos Correspondence Photocopy of County Survey Notes Other: FINDING BY NCDOT ARCHAEOLOGIST NO ARCHAEOLOGY SURVEY REQUIRED February 23, 2018 NCDOT ARCHAEOLOGIST Date Project Tracking No.: “No ARCHAEOLOGY SURVEY REQUIRED” form for Minor Transportation Projects as Qualified in the 2007/2015 Programmatic Agreement. 3 of 3 18-01-0037 Figure 1: Greensboro, NC (USGS 1951 [PR68]). Study Area SUNSET HILLS HISTORIC DISTRICTHouse Daniel E. Albright House Eleanor and Boyd Morris House I Eleanor and R. Boyd Morris House IINorth Buffalo CreekEuB CfB Ur ChW FRIENDLY AV W WENDOVER AVGREEN VALLEY RDOFF RAMPN ELAM AVEDGEWATER DR N LINDELL RDMISTLETOE DRSUNSET W O O DSW WENDOVER AVSource: Esri, DigitalGlobe, GeoEye, Earthstar Geographics, CNES/Airbus DS, USDA,USGS, AEX, Getmapping, Aerogrid, IGN, IGP, swisstopo, and the GIS User Community TIP# U-5841 (PA 18-01-0037)Intersection Improvements along SR 2147 (W. Friendly Ave) between SR 2175 (Green Valley Road) andSR 2254 (N. Lindell Road) inGuilford County, NC Study_Area NCHPOpoints Local_District_Boundaries NCHPO_NR_SL_DOE_Boundaries Named_streams HYARUT mapfldhazar GF Cemetery Streets Soils_All Guilford_2014Parcels ¹ 0 110 220 330 44055Feet