Miami’s Mayor will tour Elon Musk’s Las Vegas tunnels as the two discuss plans for a Florida project

Miami’s Mayor will tour Elon Musk’s Las Vegas tunnels as the two discuss plans for a Florida project

Miami Mayor Francis Suarez will visit the Boring Company's newly constructed tunnels in Las Vegas on March 18 to investigate plans for a tunnel under his own city.

Suarez told the Miami Herald on Monday he plans to visit the tunnels built by Elon Musk's startup to investigate whether it would be feasible to build a tunnel under the Brickell Avenue bridge in Miami.

"I've been in constant communication with Steve Davis, the CEO of The Boring Company, with the hope and expectation we can go up there and see if there's a solution for our community," Suarez told the paper.

The mayor will be accompanied by several other city officials.  The group will be continuing an effort that Miami has pursued for many years. In 2018, Miami-Dade County transit officials said the two-mile tunnel under the Miami River would cost nearly $1 billion and take about four years to construct.

In February, Suarez told the Miami HeraldMusk had offered to construct the tunnel for around $30 million in about six months. Musk's company has long been focused on streamlining the tunnel digging process. In July, Boring Company announced plans to host a competition to see who could dig the fastest tunnel. The winners