He is a billionaire entrepreneur, the co-founder of Tesla and PayPal, and he really, really hates traffic. Yes, we are talking about Elon Musk. In fact, Musk hates traffic so much that he’s just spent $50,000 to fix the problem in Los Angeles.

Musk donated the money in order to speed up road works on LA’s 405 freeway, which have experienced significant delays over the course of the last month.

Musk told LA Times that he gave the cash:

…as 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.

Zev Yaroslavsky, Los Angeles County supervisor and board member of Metro (company running the project) said:

This project has been horribly managed,

The performance of contractors has left a lot to be desired.… They’ve shown a complete lack of sensitivity and empathy for the community in which they’re doing the work.

Yaroslavsky was asked why there is not enough workers and equipment on the job-given the huge delay. In reply he asked “Where’s the money going to come from? This project is over budget by a considerable amount, and Metro hasn’t figured out how it’s going to cover the cost overruns, let alone incur additional costs.”

[Source: The Next Web, LA Times]