Could Dayton see a hyperloop stop? City included in feasibility study
March 28, 2018
A proposed hyperloop service, a high-speed transportation network, between Cleveland and Chicago could include a secondary stop in Dayton.
The Northeast Ohio Areawide Coordinating Agency hosted a public meeting to outline its plans to build a high-tech, high-speed link between Cleveland and Chicago, The Cleveland Plain-Dealer reported this week. NOACA plans to fund up to half of a $1.2 million feasibility study for the hyperloop project.
The hyperloop route would connect Cleveland and Chicago, allowing travelers to get between cities in just 28 minutes. NOACA would share the cost of the feasibility study with Hyperloop Transportation Technologies, the private company that wants to build a hyperloop system throughout the region.
Hyperloop Transportation Technologies is different from Hyperloop One, which announced Columbus was one of 10 international finalists to house its transportation system.
Hyperloop Transportation Technologiesworked alongside a bipartisan group of congressional representatives from several states including, Illinois, Ohio, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin sent a formal letter to President Donald Trump requesting infrastructure funding support to develop the system.
“Regulations are the ultimate barrier for Hyperloop implementation, and we are excited to build the first real public-private partnership to bring Hyperloop travel to the US,” said Dirk Ahlborn, CEO of HTT. “With this agreement, we welcome innovative and industry-leading partners in both government and industry to our movement.”