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Hyperloop Construction On Hwy 5 Still Many Months Away

November 4,2015-

Screen Shot 2015-11-04 at 4.28.14 PMOne of those internet sensation stories quoted a contractor working  on the proposed hyperloop project slated for Hwy 5 in Kings County saying construction was imminent. The story has been making the rounds of tech websites in the past few weeks.
But its not true. Here is one account
“A prototype for Elon Musk’s high-speed transportation network will reportedly begin construction in “two to three weeks.”
Hyperloop Transportation Technologies, one of the companies pursuing Musk’s open source Hyperloop project, attended a Construct//Disrupt event in London last week where it told design magazine Dezeen that the prototype was on its way.
According to Bibop Gabriele Gresta, chief operating officer of Hyperloop Transportation Technologies, the test track will cover a five-mile stretch in Quay Valley in California. It’s expected to take 32 months to complete and cost roughly $150 million.”
Wait a minute, not so fast.
Quay Valley President Jon Lash says Kings County has not issued any permit to Hyperloop Transportation Technologies,who has contracted with Quay Valley’s Grow Holdings to build the transportation system.  Nor has Quay Valley been permitted to do anything yet as far as beginning construction on their own ambitious new town project.
“We would be happy if we can got our entitlements in place in Kings County in the next year.”
As for the hyperloop project it is possible the tech firm will seek a Research and Development permit from Kings County so it may not  have to go through a major environmental review and would not have to wait until Quay Valley project is fully entitled to break ground.
Still Kings County says no permit request to do the hyperloop has been received.
Hyperloop Technologies says they will “essentially be building large elevated tubes filled with vacuums and magnets, as well as computer-automated “capsules” that can achieve speeds up to 760 miles per hour — pretty close to the speed of sound. That said, the capsules will only travel that fast when they’re empty; the company says it will transport passengers at speeds up to 160 miles per hour.”

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