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You're right that property rights underground can be complicated in the US, but generally speaking the easement rights needed for underground are likely to be m
by kemiller 5y ago
You're right that property rights underground can be complicated in the US, but generally speaking the easement rights needed for underground are likely to be much easier and cheaper to acquire. Someone comes and wants to give you $5000 to tunnel under your land and you don't have to move or be disrupted in any way is a much tastier proposition than losing the family farm. That's not even counting tunneling under existing road and rail rights of way which would be even easier.
- rascul 5y agoIt'll take a lot more than $5000 to get my permission to tunnel under my house. I'm not sure what the number would be but $5k isn't even in the ballpark. I would be concerned about things such as vibration, structural integrity, ventilation, and potential noise through the ventilation. Probably more things if gave it much thought. Depends on how deep the tunnel is, also.
- kemiller 5y agoLooks 5k is just a number I pulled out of my ass. The Boring tunnels are generally deep enough that these things aren’t a concern but if it’s $x plus named protection on an insurance policy, that’s still a lot cheaper than surface rights of way.