Elon Musk’s axes plan for a high-speed tunnel under west Los Angeles
However, the Tesla CEO is moving ahead with a similar proposal across town designed to whisk baseball fans to and from Dodger Stadium
Los Angeles — Billionaire entrepreneur Elon Musk has scrapped plans for a high-speed passenger tunnel under the west side of Los Angeles (LA) but is moving ahead with a similar proposal across town designed to whisk baseball fans to and from Dodger Stadium. Musk's aptly named underground transit venture the Boring Company gave up on its development of a 4.4km tunnel in West LA to settle litigation brought by community groups opposed to the project, the two sides said in a joint statement on Wednesday. The move came six months after Musk, the high-tech baron better known as founder of electric car company Tesla and CEO of rocket maker SpaceX, made a rare personal appearance at a Los Angeles public event to promote his controversial tunnel project. At the time, Musk boasted of his intention to offer free rides through the tunnel under Sepulveda Boulevard to elicit public feedback before proceeding with a much larger network he has envisioned for the LA metropolitan area. But opponents...
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