The Department of Transportation in Washington, D.C., has given preliminary permission to start digging at an abandoned lot in the northeast part of the city.
The proposed project by Musk to build an underground hyperloop between New York City and Washington DC is said to have received government approvals. The Department of Transportation, Washington DC, has given preliminary permission to start digging at an abandoned lot in the northeast part of the city.
The Boring Company is collaborating with an unnamed organization, presumed to be Hyperloop One, to build the Hyperloop between NYC and Washington DC. The line, which will have stops at Philadelphia and Baltimore, is expected to reduce travel time to around 30 mins.
Further details of construction plans are unclear, and the project is still in the stage of infancy. Needless to say, this would be a colossal leap in the area of transportation.
This project is not the only one of its kind. The Boring Company has already started work on a test tunnel beneath the headquarters of Musk’s SpaceX company in California. The company is also seeking approval for a 6.5-mile tunnel underneath Los Angeles to be used for testing all the systems, processes and equipment involved in building these tunnels.