At the end of last year, the head of SpaceX and Tesla announced that it plans to build tunnels that will help get rid of the annoying traffic jams. All this time the Musk and staff he founded The Boring Company has been preparing to start digging. Bought drill machine, consistent plans and worked through the nuances. Yesterday, Musk has published in his instagram a short video and wrote that the process has begun.
Finished the tunnel, he said, will connect the international airport of Los Angeles with the city of CULVER, Santa Monica, Westwood and Sherman oaks. “And in the future, — said Musk, a network of tunnels will cover the entire Los Angeles”.
Even Musk demonstrated the work test electric trolley that can move cars through the tunnel at speeds up to 200 kilometers per hour, to automatically switch between desired branches. Thus, from the airport to Westwood can be reached in just a few minutes.
Preparation for the digging was conducted from the end of January, and the days finally came to an end — for the first drilling rig was prepared starting section of the tunnel. It is planned to use up to eight machines.
About how much time it would take The Boring Company in order to dig at least the first branch, the representatives of the company not misleading.
Drill machine, Elon musk began to dig the tunnel
Vyacheslav Larionov