Unsolicited Offers From Ontario, Calif. Elon Musk‘s tunnel construction enterprise Arrived in January 2020. For the local transportation authority, it was like finding a golden ticket to Willy Wonka.
Officials began planning a street-level rail connection between the rapidly growing Ontario International Airport and a commuter train station 4 miles away, estimated to cost north of $1 billion. For only $45 million, Mr. Musk’s Boring Company instead offered to build an underground tunnel through which passengers could travel back and forth in autonomous electric vehicles.