Fed Up With LA Traffic, CEO Gives $50K to Speed Work

Surprise, surprise: Los Angeles again ranked as the city with the worst traffic congestion in America in an annual survey out this week, reports Reuters. Here's a sign of how bad things are, from the LA Times: Entrepreneur Elon Musk—he of Tesla, PayPal, and SpaceX—has forked over $50,000 of his own money to speed up a massive project to widen the 405 freeway, and he's willing to give more if it puts more workers on the job.

It's "a contribution to the city and my own happiness," says the commuting CEO. "If it can actually make a difference, I would gladly contribute funds and ideas. I've super had it." The 405 project in particular is behind schedule and over budget, and drivers currently put up with conditions that range from "bad to horrendous," says Musk. "I don't know why they aren't marching in the streets." (More traffic stories.)