Will Elon Musk's Boring Company Build a Tunnel for Miami?

The Miami Herald is reporting that the city is exploring the idea of building a network of compact underground tunnels where electric vehicles—perhaps one day without drivers—would move commuters around the county’s urban core.

The interest from City Hall in a “Miami Loop” could open the door for Elon Musk’s tunnel-building enterprise, The Boring Company, to propose a project. Consultants recently completed a study of potential routes underneath the city, and Miami administrators are expected to meet soon with Miami-Dade County officials to discuss the possibility of a tunnel project that crosses multiple municipalities.

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City officials see tunnels as a way to reduce congestion by moving commuters from surface roadways into underground electric shuttle vehicles, which also could be less expensive to build than a traditional subway route. But administrators say the tunnel system would only make a dent in reducing traffic if it pushed beyond city limits.

Source: Miami Herald