From downtown San Antonio to Pearl in 2 minutes — A first look at Elon Musk firm’s pitch for tunnel
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The Boring Co.’s tunnel transit system from San Antonio International Airport to downtown could carry as many as 112,000 passengers daily on its route along U.S. 281 and produce annual revenue of as much as $25 million, according to the Austin company’s proposal.
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Questions raised
The so-called Alamo Loop Project has already faced questions from local transportation officials, land and water rights experts and statewide caving associations concerned that a route following U.S. 281 endangers the area’s caves and karst topography, home to springs and endangered animals.
Those concerns were renewed by the proposal.
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U.S. 281 alignment
In addition to some of the numbers it’s based on, he said he doubted the suggestion that following U.S. 281 would limit conflict with privately owned land.
“Several of the planned facilities are required to reach the surface — like the actual stations people will enter through, the egress shafts built every half mile, and the ventilation shafts,” Longoria said, citing information in Wednesday’s presentation. “These aspects of the project could not overlap with 281’s surface without causing significant public safety concerns.”
That means it would require easements from adjacent land.
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RMA’s approach
The RMA — an independent political authority created in 2003 to finance or acquire, design and operate transportation projects — says the project would have no impact on taxpayers.
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It’s expected to dig from 30 to 50 feet below the surface. Longoria has said Texas property owners’ rights “absolutely” extend that far down, raising additional easement or ownership concerns.
The company estimated the cost between $241 million and $298 million. It said it could design and construct the project within 36 months.
The Boring Co. didn’t respond to an interview request.
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