Eight reasons the Interstate Bridge project shouldn’t–and can’t legally–move forward (opens in new tab)

After six years of deliberation and $270 million in consulting fees, the Interstate Bridge Replacement (IBR) program has finally released its 10,000-page Final Environmental Impact Statement (FEIS). But far from providing a roadmap for construction, the document reveals a project that is legally insolvent, physically truncated, and built on a foundation of flawed “Highway Department math.”