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

3 Hyperloop location competitors:

  • Ohio
  • Texas
  • North Carolina

St. Louis Post-Dispatch via Governing | Missouri Hyperloop’s Tab Keeps Growing