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In late August, 1988, Archaeological Research Services, Inc. performed a cultural resources survey of an approximately 4700 ft long by 67 ft wide (7.23 acres) corridor of highway easement along the northwest side of State Route 87 (between Center Street and Mesa Drive) for the Arizona Department of Transportation. This study area is located north of Mesa, Maricopa County, Arizona on lands of the Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community. Six prehistoric archaeological sites were observed and recorded during the course of this project (four previously recorded, and two newly recorded). It has been concluded that all six sites are eligible or potentially eligible for inclusion in the National Register of Historic Places. It has been recommended that these sites be avoided by restricting all construction activities to areas specified in this report. If construction activities cannot be so restricted, it has been advised that an archaeological testing program be undertaken to determine the presence/absence of sub-surface cultural resources. Provisional archaeological clearance has been recommended for the proposed highway improvement project contingent upon the sponsor's agreement to implement site avoidance procedures.

On January 20 and 21, 1988, Daniel R. Bontrager of Archaeological Research Services, Inc. (ARS) performed a cultural resources survey of an approximately 130 acre parcel at the proposed location of the Interstate 10 - Outer Loop Freeway Interchange in west Phoenix, Maricopa County, Arizona. The survey was requested and authorized by the Arizona Department of Transportation (ADOT) for Project RAM-600-0-311 under Contract 86-39 with ARS for Statewide Archaeological Investigations (Project N-901-279) in order to determine if important cultural resources (which may include prehistoric or historic archaeological sites or objects, historically or architecturally significant structures or buildings) were present within the project area which could be adversely affected by the proposed undertaking. The project area consists of private land for which ADOT has obtained rights-of-entry for survey purposes. The parcel is defined by agricultural fields which are currently under cultivation.