Elon Musk touts 'verbal govt agreement' for new D.C. tunnel project, skeptics share disbelief
SpaceX and Tesla chief executive officer Elon Musk announced on Twitter Thursday morning that he has "verbal government approval" for his Hawthorne-based The Boring Company to build a Hyperloop underground tunnel system that will connect New York, Philadelphia, Baltimore and Washington D.C. Musk has previously talked about building a tunnel system underneath Los Angeles to alleviate "soul destroying" traffic.