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Elon Musk's The Boring Company has axed its plans to build an approximately two-mile-long tunnel under western LA.
The decision came after several local residents groups sued the city over its plan to exempt the project from environmental regulations, and The Boring Company settled with them.
Musk previously said the tunnel would open on December 10, and tweeted photos of its progress less than two weeks ago.
Elon Musk's The Boring Company has abandoned its plans to build a massive subterranean tunnel under the Los Angeles Westside.
The company announced its decision on Tuesday, which came came after several residents groups
sued the city of Los Angeles over its plan to exempt the project — known as the Test Tunnel — from environmental reviews.
The tunnel would have run for about two miles from a parking lot at the SpaceX headquarters, the company's website
said at the time. It was due to
open on December 10, Musk tweeted in October.