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F. PROJECT BENEFITS F.1. Maintain And Create Jobs By allowing the Applicant to compete for highway work within the area,the Project would allow George Reed, Inc. to continue employing the current workforce at the Munn&Perkins facility (13-17 employees)in San Joaquin County, in conjunction with personnel in their construction division. Currently, George Reed, Inc. employs 82 workers who live in San Joaquin County. Basic Resources, Inc.,the parent company of George Reed, Inc., also employs an additional 84 individuals who live in San Joaquin County, resulting in a combined total of 166 employees that work for this company and reside in San Joaquin County. In addition to directly employing those workers, the Project would also create, maintain and/or support hundreds of jobs associated with the County's construction industry. (See CALCIMA Fast Facts About California's Aggregate Industry and CALCIMA Construction and Aggregates; Build California's Economy) F.2. Locally Supplying Caltrans Nighttime Projects All freeway, state highways, and local roads and streets in the Service Area require periodic reconstruction replacement, and repaving which in turn requires asphalt. There are three freeways, several state highways and many local streets and roads in the Service Area which periodically require asphalt so as to be maintained in reasonably good condition and to be upgraded as needed. (See Regional Transportation Plan 2011 SJCOG, Final EIR at p.2-1 thru p.2-4 and Final EIR Chapter 3-2) Within the Service Area there has been a substantial increase of traffic,traffic congestion complaints, as well as a concern for Caltrans/Construction workers safety. As a result in an attempt to reduce the above impacts and concerns most road improvements projects occur at night. To avoid the impacts as a result of road closures, Caltrans has required a substantial increase in nighttime operations. (See Traffic Safety Evaluation of Nighttime and Daytime Work Zones; NCHRP627) Since maintenance and construction agency specifications stipulate that much of the delivery of asphalt in certain Service Areas must occur at night, as necessary,to reduce interference with congested traffic and commuter traffic, the Munn Perkins Facility provides a localized source of material. If the Munn Perkins Facility cannot furnish this material, it must then come from other facilities located at Clements, Table Mountain, Waterford, or Vernalis all resulting in longer hauls. (See Alternative Site Hauling Routes Map) Consider a Highway 99 project and a facility other than Munn Perkins providing the material,the increase in distance would be: Clements 13.98 miles, Vernalis 5.58 miles, Table Mountain 30.08 miles, and Waterford 17.78 miles. (See Area Facility Distance Maps, ESA GIS 2012 and Final EIR Figure 2-1) F.3. Shorter Haul Routes Reduce Emissions Considering that Caltrans is producing more nighttime projects and that material must be supplied if local facilities in close proximity to the project like the Munn Perkins Facility cannot furnish this material, it must then come from other facilities located at Clements, Table Mountain, Waterford,or Vernalis all resulting in longer hauls. (See Alternative Site Hauling Routes Map) Consider a Highway 99 project and a facility other than Munn Perkins providing 19