Elon Musk has received approval to build a tunnel in L.A.

in technology •  7 years ago 

 Elon Musk’s The Boring Company—a tunnel-focused start-up aimed at reducing the overall cost of building underground tunnels in urban areas—has received approval from the Hawthorne City Council in Los Angeles County to build an initial two-mile-long test tunnel under the city’s streets. 


The approval was made this week and would allow Musk’s Boring Company to extend an ongoing pilot tunnel being dug on the site of the company’s headquarters in Hawthrone, near Los Angeles International Airport. The company is building the tunnel using a second-hand boring machine that was originally used to tig a sewer tunnel in San Francisco, Daily Breeze reports. The souped-up boring machine is named “Godot” and is designed to dig tunnels that measure 14-feet in diameter, 50% narrower than traditional subway tunnels. The smaller diameter is expected to bring costs down considerably, reducing costs “3-4 times” when compared to traditional methods, according to The Boring Company website.In recent weeks, the company took to building a shaft and 160-foot-long tunnel on the property, a path that will be extended underneath local city streets as soon as is feasible. With the approval comes a series of new details surrounding Musk’s plan, including a proposal for a new type of autonomous vehicle system that would allow the entire system to function seamlessly. The 14-foot wide vehicle would consist of an automated platform that can hold pedestrian passengers and bicyclists. These so-called “Skates” would travel in the tunnels and be capable of carrying people, vehicles, as well as other types of freight. 

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Is anyone else worried about being in a collapsed LA tunnel after an earthquake?

Great question Dan! I find it equally amazing that people use subways everyday and suspend their fears of some wackjob blowing them up as there are no security checks - like in airports. I guess anyone who lives close to problematic tectonic areas have to ignore the impending doom of their geographic situation daily. Again, great question Dan.

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