For $1B, Elon Musk’s Tunnel to O’Hare Would Be a Miracle

Re:For $1B, Elon Musk’s Tunnel to O’Hare Would Be a Miracle by nickik on Friday June 15, 2018 @12:37PM (#17321161)

> The idea of having Boring Company pay for the construction and then reap the profits strikes me as a really great idea.

We could do what all normal business does for infrastructure. Revolutionary idea.

But it is a good idea. Often private mass transportation is illegal. This seems to be a hybrid model, I don't quite understand what this project entails in terms of obligations by both sides.

The downsides might be that they go bankrupt with a half finished tunnel and then the government has to either put in money to finish the project or start a new project.

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Re:For $1B, Elon Musk’s Tunnel to O’Hare Would Be a Miracle by ComradeTaco on Friday June 15, 2018 @12:42PM (#17321197)

There is also the possibility that a poorly engineered or rushed tunnel could destablize the foundations of structures above.

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Re:For $1B, Elon Musk’s Tunnel to O’Hare Would Be a Miracle by nickik on Friday June 15, 2018 @07:14PM (#17324524)

Extremly unlikely with such a small tunnel that goes fairly deep under the earth.

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