Posted on 03/25/2022 5:08:55 AM PDT by Tolerance Sucks Rocks
SAN ANTONIO — Bexar County leaders will study whether Elon Musk's Boring Co. can drill a 9-mile tunnel where automated Teslas would ferry people between the airport and downtown.
Alamo Regional Mobility Authority (RMA) board members voted Wednesday to negotiate a project plan with the billionaire's company.
"The board has continually sought innovative ways to finance transportation projects to ensure a bright future for the community in a way that bridges technology and accelerates the delivery of needed projects," chairman Mike Lynd said in a statement.
"Today's board action is the first of many discussions," he added.
Musk's company already operates a similar underground loop in Las Vegas.
In theory, the tunnel could move cars off U.S. Highway 281 and ease congestion in San Antonio.
But project specifications are far from final and the Alamo RMA has yet to release a detailed, preliminary proposal. County leaders have only taken a first, formal step to explore the idea.
"It's a nice amenity" that's environmentally-friendly, said Bexar County commissioner Tommy Calvert, a former Alamo RMA board member.
He questioned, however, whether the tunnel would be misplaced between the airport and downtown San Antonio. Visitors often use taxi or rideshare services to make the relatively-short trip.
"From a local standpoint, where is the biggest congestion? Probably 1604 and 281 into town or 1604 and I-10 at The Rim into town," he said. "The (tunnel) beneficiary, primarily, appears to be the person who's going from the airport to the Pearl."
San Antonio resident Rita Hernandez called the idea "impressive," but said she would use the tunnel "maybe once a year."
"And that's being generous," she added.
It's not clear what incentives the Boring Co. will require to seal the deal.
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If you’re going to build a nine-mile tunnel we have this really well-understood technology called “trains” you can put down there, rather than “automated Teslas”. They can run on electricity and don’t require rubber tires that wear out after 40,000 miles.
Didn’t he want to build a tunnel in LA a few years ago?
Yeah. Musk promised that forLos Angles too. Never happened
My thought was, cui bono?
Just say no and demand Musk’s companies make their own money.
I will say one thing about Elon Musk, the man has ideas and thinks outside the box.
But in this case, Dimjo will cure traffic congestion with $10.00 per gallon gas.
Personally, I am looking into trading the old gas guzzler for a donkey & kart
I can only imagine the interior condition and smells of a Tesla that has been used to for this ferry service, after only a few months.
Have fun threading the aquifers.
Mr. President, we cannot allow a mineshaft gap!
Could Musk do it?
No doubt.
However, ain’t none of me getting into a tunnel in an earthquake zone.
Especially one built in a corrupt DemocRAT city that’ll fund most of the money into their party, some that’s left into the union corruption (that’ll go to theior party), and the 10% that’s left going to the actual tunnel.
Maybe he CAN, but WHY?
“If you’re going to build a nine-mile tunnel we have this really well-understood technology called “trains”...”
Yes, really well understood to not be economical. But hey, if you want to fork the bill for technology that hasn’t made money in a hundred years, go for it!
Why..? Maybe he has a different, a more hidden use for that tunnel...(?)
The aquifer water has to be considered. Its level changes, the water will flow in. Called springs. 8<)
I drove the Chesapeake Bay Bridge Tunnel 17 miles long once. I will never do that again.
I’ve seen this movie. He’s tunneling under the First National Bank to get to the vault. It’s a ruse.
Right up the road toward Dallas is the remains of The Super-Conducting Super Collider construction project that had built many miles of underground tunnel. Maybe Elon could use that instead.
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