Fort Lauderdale, Florida, plans to strike a deal with Elon Musk's The Boring Company to build a tunnel between its downtown and the beach
The Boring Company would offer rides in Teslas to hundreds of people a day for $5-8 per person, the city's leaders have said before. A similar ride in an Uber would cost about $10 per trip at current prices, according to Uber's ride price estimator."This could be a truly innovative way to reduce traffic congestion," Mayor Dean Trantalis said Tuesday night, announcing the plan, though the costs to the city were initially undisclosed.
Why one Florida city wants to build a two-mile tunnel to the beachThe local government envisions the Las Olas Loop as a way to alleviate parking stress at its beach. Drivers will be able to park cars at the downtown Brightline train station, which offers intercity rail service around Florida, and then ride in a Tesla to the beach. "This is the type of big, bold idea that we should be exploring," Ben Porritt, a Brightline spokesperson, told CNN Business.