What This Story Is AboutThe Boring Company’s Music City Loop project is nearing the completion of the hurdle of getting permits approved to start tunneling.Why It MattersThe company reports that it needs 37 approved permits to start tunneling, and to date, 32 permits have been approved.What Happens NextFive permits are currently under review, “reflecting continued progress,” TBC said.For ContextTBC reports that more than 30 Nashville community leaders have toured Music City Loop’s sister system in Las Vegas, Nevada.
NASHVILLE, TN (WSMV) – Elon Musk’s The Boring Company is nearing its start to tunneling for the Music City Loop project in Nashville.
In a recent blog post, TBC announced that the project is only five permits away from tunneling to begin in Nashville.
“Music City Loop requires 45 separate permits and approvals, with 37 needed in order to begin tunneling,” TBC explained.
“To date, 32 permits have been secured, and 5 are currently under review, reflecting continued progress. The remaining 8 permits relate to additional launch sites required to complete the Broadway and Airport alignments.”
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TBC also explained that more than 30 Nashville community leaders have toured Music City Loop’s sister system in Las Vegas, Nevada.
The Music City Loop is expected to be an “all-electric, zero-emissions, high-speed underground transit system owned and operated by the Boring Company in which passengers are transported directly to their destination,” TBC said.
According to the project website, the tunnel will span nearly 13 miles and allow people to travel from Nashville International Airport to Lower Broadway in roughly 10 minutes.
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