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The New York-Washington Tunnel will be built

10.08.2017

Elon Musk, founder of aerospace company SpaceX and automaker Tesla, has decided to build a tunnel between New York and Washington that he says will cut travel time between the two cities from four hours to 29 minutes. For the first time, Musk spoke about the idea of laying an underground tunnel to get rid of traffic jams at the end of last year. However, an important detail should be noted - now we are talking about laying a tunnel for the Hyperloop transport system, and not an automobile tunnel, which Musk plans to lay under Los Angeles.

In July, Elon Musk announced the government's verbal approval of the Boring Company's construction of an underground tunnel between New York and Washington, with stops along the way in Philadelphia and Baltimore. This message was criticized by representatives of the media, who claimed that there were no negotiations on this issue. Although some time later, a White House spokesman confirmed that the administration had "promising talks" with Elon Musk and the leadership of the Boring Company.

“We plan to build low-cost, high-speed tunnels that will accommodate new high-speed transportation systems. Most of these will be standard sealed tunnels with electric platforms reaching speeds of 125 miles per hour (201 km/h). For long distance routes on straight lines, such like between New York and Washington, it makes sense to use pressurized capsules in a depressurized tunnel (Hyperloop) to provide speeds up to about 600 miles per hour (966 km/h),” a Boring Company spokesman told Wired.

Musk has previously stated that he has no intention of doing Hyperloop on his own due to the need to focus on SpaceX and Tesla projects, unless the implementation of the plan is delayed. Several startups are now trying to implement his idea, including Hyperloop One and Hyperloop Transportation Technologies.

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