Elon Musk Closer To LA Underground Tunnels After Promising Discussion With Mayor

People have been talking about the so-called Boring Company that Tesla boss Elon Musk started for months in order to solve the nightmarish traffic jams plaguing Los Angeles. In a recent discussion with the city’s Mayor, the tech renegade made it known that the talks were promising. By getting the city’s officials on his side, Musk is going to have one less roadblock in terms of legislation.

In a recent Tweet, Musk said that he just had a fruitful conversation with Mayor Eric Garcetti to discuss the tunnels that his Boring Company would make. He also added that on top of cars, the tunnels are going to host other modes of transport, throwing in that getting the necessary permits to actually conduct the project is more difficult than coming up with the technology to achieve his goals.

“Promising conversations with @MayorOfLA regarding tunnel network that would carry cars, bikes & pedestrians. Permits harder than technology,” the Tweet reads.

Musk also included a link to an ABC interview that Garcetti had, where he expressed interest in employing several solutions to the city’s unbelievable traffic congestion. It just so happens that one of the solutions he is considering is the Boring Company.

“Like many other cities have, I’d love to see maybe even with the new tunneling technology that people like Elon Musk is looking at, whether we could have a quick and direct route from LAX to Union Station,” Garcetti said during the interview.

It’s worth noting that this is by no means an indication that Musk got the go-ahead to start drilling a series of tunnels under LA. Although the tech figure has been promising that the tunnels are going to be resistant to the region’s earthquakes and to alleviate one of the city’s biggest woes, there are still some major obstacles to overcome on the legislative side, Futurism notes.