Elon Musk proposes Los Angeles tunnel to Dodger Stadium

Elon Musks Boring Co. tweeted Wednesday, Aug. 15, 2018, a proposal for autonomous, zero-emissions electric sleds that would run through a tunnel between the Dodger Stadium and a location in the city’s Hollywood area. | AP file photo

LOS ANGELES — Traffic-weary baseball fans could someday travel to and from Dodger Stadium on a public transportation system underneath Los Angeles — if Elon Musk’s latest bold plan comes to fruition.

The billionaire’s Boring Co. tweeted a proposal Wednesday for autonomous, zero-emissions electric sleds that would run through a tunnel between the stadium and a location in the city’s Hollywood area.

The company says the so-called Dugout Loop system would be privately funded and not require tax money.

Mayor Eric Garcetti tweeted that it’s exciting to see innovative ideas aimed at reducing traffic on LA roads.

A proposal to build a gondola from Union Station to Dodger Stadium was announced in April.

Musk is currently building a test tunnel from his SpaceX rocket plant to a point near Los Angeles International Airport.

• Could visionary Elon Musk deliver O’Hare express service to Chicago?

• Musk explains why he chose Chicago; says O’Hare express will be done in 3 years

Next Up In Business

Netflix looks to curb password sharing, considers ads

Food packager plans to build a new plant, add jobs on the South Side

Putin’s pollock: U.S. seafood imports fuel Russian war machine

Democrat Giannoulias in the driver’s seat in race for campaign cash in hotly contested secretary of state contest

New HIRE360 small-business development center receives $3 million investment

Chicago casino sites gain critics on the City Council

Elon Musk proposes Los Angeles tunnel to Dodger Stadium

RELATED