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significant effects which are identified in the final EIR but are not avoided or substantially lessened,the agency shall state in writing the specific reasons to support its action based on the final EIR and/or other information in the record. The statement of overriding considerations shall be supported by substantial evidence in the record. (c) If an agency makes a statement of overriding considerations, the statement should be included in the record of the project approval and should be mentioned in the notice of determination. This statement does not substitute for, and shall be in addition to, findings required pursuant to Section 15091. This section provides the findings in reliance on the whole Record including the Final EIR, Section F above Project Benefits, its references and the documents attached to these findings. The Commission finds that the previously stated benefits(Section F "Project Benefits") of the Munn&Perkins Quarry Excavation Permit as contained in the proposed action and described herein, outweigh the two unavoidable significant adverse environmental impacts as discussed in Section D.3. The benefits of the Project, as cited herein, are hereby determined to be, in themselves and independently of the other project benefits, a basis for overriding all significant and unavoidable and cumulative environmental impacts identified in the EIR and in these findings. The Commission finds that: 1. All freeway, state highways, and local roads and streets in the Service Area require periodic reconstruction replacement,and repaving. 2. There are three freeways, several state highways and many local streets and roads in the Service Area which periodically require reconstruction replacement, and repaving. 3. The Service Area is a large heavily populated area including Manteca, Ripon, Escalon, Riverbank, and parts of Lathrop, Stockton, and Modesto as well as populated unincorporated areas. 4. Federal and State funding for freeways, state highways, and local roads and streets has greatly decreased. Much roadway work in San Joaquin County is made possible, even on freeways and state highways,by the sales tax paid by the people of San Joaquin County to the San Joaquin Council of Governments which in turn distributes the money to freeway and state highway projects either as advances or as a partner as well as for local streets and roads. Longer hauls mean a substantially higher cost which uses up Rinds of the San Joaquin County's sales tax payers without producing more and better roadways. 5. 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. Maintenance and construction specifications stipulate that much of the delivery of asphalt in must occur at night, as necessary, to reduce interference with congested traffic and commuter traffic Caltrans has increased it reliance on nighttime projects. 22