Who. Where. How Much. Midwest HyperLoop Details.
Where: Missouri
Who is behind the Missouri hyper loop project?
- Speaker of the MO House issues 176 report calling for a 15 mile test project
- 31 member committee issued the report
- chair: Lt. Gov. Mike Kehoe
- members: University of Missouri System President Mun Choi, legislators, Governor staff, and business interests
- Public-private partnership is building the project
How much will the hyper loop cost?
- $300 million and $500 million for the 15 mile test track
- $10.4 billion to link St. Louis, Columbia and Kansas City
- Funding sources: mix of federal and private dollars
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St. Louis Post-Dispatch via Governing | Missouri Hyperloop’s Tab Keeps Growing