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The San Bernardino County Transportation Authority has moved one step closer toward creating an underground transit loop between the Rancho Cucamonga Metrolink station and Ontario International Airport.
Authority members approved negotiations with The Boring Company, founded by Elon Musk, to design and construct the tunnel, which would cover nearly four miles, according to a statement.
Boring was the only company to respond to a recent request for qualifications to develop the project, which would connect Metrolink’s busiest line with the airport. The subterranean transit system would use zero-emission vehicles to move thousands of passengers per day between the station and the airport.
“The Ontario Airport Loop project represents an innovative, cost-effective and sustainable approach in meeting the mobility needs of one of the most robust population and economic centers in the United States,” said Curt Hagman, chairman of the county board of supervisors, in the statement.
The $85 million project is expected to be finished within four years.
