BALTIMORE — Maryland officials have given Elon Musk the green light to dig tunnels for a hyperloop project between New York and Washington, the Baltimore Sun reported. <br /> <br />Last Thursday, the state issued a conditional utility permit to allow Musk's Boring Co. to dig a 10.3-mile tunnel between the state-owned section of the Baltimore-Washington Parkway, between the Baltimore city line and Maryland 175 in Hanover, according to the Baltimore Sun. <br /> <br />The Boring Co. wants to construct two 35-mile tunnels between Baltimore and Washington, D.C., according to Maryland Transportation Secretary Pete Rahn, reported the Baltimore Sun. <br /> <br />The U.S. government owns roughly two-thirds of the land Musk's company plans to dig underneath, Ars Technica reported. <br /> <br />The 10-mile section approved by Maryland will be the first section of the underground system. <br /> <br />Once completed, the hyperloop trip between Washington and New York would only take 29 minutes. <br /> <br />The Boring Co. looks to reduce traffic congestion by creating a low-cost system of tunnels. The company has developed tunneling machines that can efficiently drill through soft soil at only a fraction of the cost of traditional tunneling.
