Miami mayor digs Elon Musk’s tunnel pitch to ease traffic

[Elderberry]

AP By ADRIANA GOMEZ LICON 2/5/2021

Miami Mayor Francis Suarez spoke with Elon Musk on Friday about the tech billionaire’s interest in digging road tunnels in Miami to alleviate traffic congestion in Florida’s largest metro area.

The Musk-owned Boring Co. has built other underground motorways for electric cars in the Los Angeles area and Las Vegas. Suarez said he was looking forward to visiting the construction in Las Vegas.

“I think we have a unique opportunity to create a signature project, not just for Miami, but for the world,” Suarez said in a video posted on his Twitter account, pitching this as a transportation solution for the area.

Musk estimated the project could cost about $30 million and take about six months to complete, Suarez said. The mayor said he will talk to Gov. Ron DeSantis and Miami-Dade County Mayor Daniella Levine Cava about the project.

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[skeeter]

IMO Musk's boring company is more intriguing than SpaceX. If he can figure out a way to cheaply and easily tunnel it will change the quality of urban life dramatically.