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A Wormhole to the Future from Today’s News:

“This is the technology of the future, and it could end up costing just 5% of what it costs to build on the surface,” said San Bernardino County Supervisor Curt Hagman, who also sits on the transit authority’s board.

The Boring Company raised $120 million in July from several venture capital firms, including Los Altos-based Future Ventures, which was co-founded by noted Silicon Valley venture capitalist Steve Jurvetson.

In Vegas, Boring Co. completed both tunnels in six months. One reason Boring Co. was able to finish in such a short period of time is its breakthrough in tunneling technology, according to San Bernardino County Supervisor Hagman, who toured Boring Co.’s headquarters earlier this year.

“Their digging machine is the invention here,” Hagman said. “Their new boring device digs the hole and puts down the concrete all at the same time as the machine moves forward along the route. This takes much less time than conventional tunneling and also reduces the need for workers.”

Also last month, Boring Co. submitted a proposal to the San Bernardino County Transportation Authority for a $60 million, 2.8-mile transport tunnel linking a Metrolink rail station with Ontario International Airport.

San Bernardino County officials have grown increasingly frustrated with delays in getting a more traditional rail link to the airport established.

The original rail link plan was for the Foothill Gold Line through the eastern San Gabriel Valley to continue on to the airport. The final six miles from Montclair would cost more than $1 billion and would be paid for by San Bernardino County.

“It’s now becoming apparent that if we wait for the Gold Line to extend out to the airport, we’re talking at least one and possibly two decades out — maybe in time for my children to use it,” San Bernardino County Supervisor Hagman said. “Not to mention the tremendous cost of at least $1.5 billion.

“We need something here and now, and that’s why we need to explore this Boring Co. tunnel alternative,” he said. “Boring can build the tunnels in less than a year, and the whole thing could be operational in less than five years.”