INFRASTRUCTURE
Will Elon Musk build a tunnel under the Panama Canal?
Mayer Mizrachi, Panama City’s mayor, at a tunnel project by Elon Musk's The Boring Company. Photo: @Mayer
Mayer Mizrachi, Panama City’s mayor, is pitching Elon Musk’s The Boring Company on the construction of a pedestrian tunnel under the Panama Canal, framing it as a tourism magnet and a showcase of US engineering.
The city is the only non‑US finalist in Boring’s Tunnel Vision Challenge, which promises a free, 12‑foot‑diameter tunnel up to 1 mile (1.6 kilometers) long to the winning proposal. Mizrachi said the project would create more than just a crossing infrastructure, turning it into an…
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