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Fort Lauderdale is paying Musk’s team $375,000 to study the viability of a tunnel. Now, some are wondering if the company will end up backing out of the deal. Or if a new commission will say no to the plan.

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Elon Musk's Boring Company could be building the Las Olas Loop some time soon.

The City of Fort Lauderdale agreed to pay $375,000 for the conduction of feasibility studies for potential development by The Boring Company by Elon Musk

The work will get city officials the answers they need before moving forward with a plan that could cost $100 million. Naysayers remain unconvinced the plan makes sense at all.

The controversial tunnel project proposal has taken another step toward reality with commissioners tapping Elon Musk’s Boring Company to study the feasibility of building two 2.7-mile-long underground tunnel routes.

With another $675 million in funding, The Boring Company looks to expand its hyperloop tunnel systems in Vegas to streamline traffic woes.

The Boring Company has proposed to build a pair of tunnels that would shuttle riders to the city’s beachfront in self-driving Teslas. But there are still cost and environmental concerns that need to be resolved before approval.

AFP via Getty Images Fort Lauderdale 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...