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about 9 feet above a base within Apex Industrial Park on reinforced concrete columns spaced between 50 and 150 feet apart.
Last month, the company also received construction permits for work on two tents, each permit detailing the value of working on each tent at $400,000.
One tent is 2,800 square feet. The other is 2,000 square feet. In a letter to the county dated Nov. 15, Hyperloop One CEO Rob Lloyd said that the larger tent is for vehicle staging and the smaller tent is for a vacuum system.
The structures are meant to last three years at most, Lloyd said. Around the time of Lloyd’s letter, the company received a county permit to conduct underground grading work for the tube structure. The work was worth $60,000, according to county records. CHIEF TECHNOLOGY OFFICER OUT
When Hyperloop One conducts its test of its technology for the public, a notable face will not be present.
Brogan BamBrogan split from Hyperloop One as its chief technology officer in November.
BamBrogan appeared with Lloyd and Hyperloop One Executive Chairman Shervin Pishevar at a public test for the company’s propulsion system in May.
Multiple reports said Hyperloop One, BamBrogan and some of his colleagues settled a lawsuit that partly concerned his treatment at the company.
Earlier this year, BamBrogan formed Arrivo, another company focused on hyperloop travel.
Arrivo did not return a request for comment about whether it is interested in working in Nevada. No job listings on the Los Angeles-based company’s website are for the Silver State.
BamBrogan had worked at private rocket company SpaceX with technology innovator Elon Musk. The hyperloop concept was described in a 2013 white paper by Musk, also known as the face of commercial spaceflight company SpaceX and carmaker Tesla. Should the hyperloop concept prove successful, it could send Las Vegas passengers to Los Angeles in 26 minutes, according to a 2016 report from NASA.
At the public test, the company announced additional hiring for the North Las Vegas project. On Hyperloop One’s website are job listings for tool makers, welders and a temporary position for someone to monitor the health of people enclosed in tight spaces. Responsibilities include calling emergency services in case those enclosed people are exposed to toxic fumes and combustible gas. Contact Wade Tyler Millward at wmillward@ reviewjournal.com or 702-383-4602. Follow @ wademillward on Twitter.