Ken Vance critiques the Interstate Bridge replacement project, citing rising costs, years of delays, and unanswered questions while comparing officials’ reassurances to the “all is well” chaos of Animal House. Bacon’s character stood in the middle of the street, repeatedly imploring the crazed crowd to “remain calm. • Economist Joe Cortright joined in recently, sounding his own alarm of the struggles with the I-5 Bridge replacement project. “The Interstate Bridge replacement project continues to fall behind schedule. In 2020, Interstate Bridge Replacement Program (IBR) officials told legislators they’d have a record of decision in the summer of 2023.