Elon Musk announces the opening of the first test tunnel in Los Angeles in December

HAWTHORNE, Calif. (KABC) –

Those wishing to try the underground high-speed transport loop of Elon Musk in Los Angeles will soon have their chance

Musk said on Twitter Sunday that the first test tunnel The concept of The Boring Company is "almost finished" and will open on December 10th.

He added that free visits to the tunnel of SpaceX headquarters in Hawthorne will be offered to the public the next day.

"Musk is a polymath. really bright, brilliant and it's worth listening to, "said James Moore.

Moore is professor of transportation engineering at USC He added that the underground business of moving cars Musk is intriguing

It is currently only a test tunnel and begins at the Musk SpaceX property in Hawthorne and runs about 2 miles under 120th Street. is to get the cars down the busy streets on a so-called skate that would get them through the city at a speed of about 150 mph.

"I do not imagine that Elon Musk will provide access to its tunnels for free. I would not expect that from him. There would be no reason for him to invest so much time and attention in the business. if that were the case, "said Mr. Moore.

A more effective way to solve Los Angeles's traffic problems would be the road toll, according to Moore, but the fast underground sleds are certainly badier. [19659005] LA Metro has already met with Musk's Boring Company and the Los Angeles City Council is streamlining environmental requirements for a proposed tunnel on the west side.

Earlier this year, Musk even built a tunnel that would allow fans go to Dodger Stadium in just minutes.

"I'm interested in how he thinks it will work, how he would pay for it, who would pay and how much. If we can answer these questions in a commercially satisfactory way, this may result in a result, "Moore said.

In May, the Tesla and SpaceX chief released the video on his Instagram account of the first section of the tunnel completed.

Musk's proposed tunnel system would be stopped at various locations from Sherman Oaks to Long Beach Airport.

Musk published ideas on the Tunnel in December 2016, tweeting "Traffic drives me crazy" and telling him that he was going to "build a tunnel boring machine …"