Elon Musk Gave $50,000 To Speed Up Work On LA's Worst Highway
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Unlike them, he contributed $50,000 to an advocacy group working to improve the freeway, the LA Times reported.
I-405 is one of the country's worst roads for traffic, and a large-scale project to widen the freeway is more than a year behind schedule and almost $100 million over budget, according to ABC.
Musk's donation, made in July, went to Angelenos Against Gridlock, a group that works to improve LA's
David C. Murphy, the group's president, told Business Insider Musk's donation will help it draw attention to the 405 project:
"Astonishingly as it may be, no public policy group was focusing on this exceptionally expensive and impactful project before...
"We really credit Elon for not just cursing
Musk told the LA Times his $50,000 is "a contribution to the city and my own happiness. If it can actually make a difference, I would gladly contribute funds and ideas. I've super had it."
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