Elon Musk’s plan to build a tunnel system in Florida gets support of mayors

As the world celebrated a peaceful transition of power after the Presidential inauguration of newly sworn-in US President Joe Biden, Tesla CEO and tech tycoon Elon Musk exchanged a thread of tweets with the mayor of Flordia city about building a tunnel system in the area. 

While mayors seemed to have a positive outlook towards the proposed project, residents of the state were quick to speak their minds about concerns relating to the state’s shallow water table. 

The tech-savvy billionaire, while replying to a tweet from Francis Suarez, the mayor of Miami wrote, “Cars & trucks stuck in traffic generate megatons of toxic gases & particulate, but @boringcompany road tunnels under Miami would solve traffic & be an example to the world.” He added, “If Governor & Mayor want this done, we will do it.” 

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Miami-Dade County Mayor Daniella Levine-Cava and Fort Lauderdale ayor showed their interest by replying “Let’s talk” and “would love to be a part of this discussion”. 

However, while people showed their skepticism towards the idea, a professor from the University of Florida said, “It doesn’t seem very smart and it is certainly going to be expensive.”

There’s a reason that Floridians haven’t built basements to shelter from hurricanes, despite the storms’ prevalence in the region.

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The geology of Florida is complicated for introducing such infrastructure as it sits on a plateau of limestone with numerous subterranean canals and has the risky potential of flooding.