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Nashville mayor under fire for withholding support of Elon Musk Tesla tunnel
Nashville's Mayor reveals he knew about The Boring Company's interest in the tunnel connecting BNA to downtown for about a year without offering support.
Elon Musk’s Boring Company reveals Music City Loop tunnel route through Nashville
Officials unveiled the first draft of The Boring Company's Nashville tunnel route on Thursday. See where it's headed.
Nashville mayor presses Musk's Boring Co. with safety questions on Music City Loop plan
Questions abound on The Boring Company's Music City Loop project — and Nashville Mayor Freddie O'Connell's office has submitted dozens of them.
Elon Musk's The Boring Co. to build tunnel from Nashville airport to downtown
Construction of the 10-mile Music City Loop is expected to begin immediately after approvals, with the project potentially operational as soon as fall 2026.
Tennessee plans tunnel to Nashville airport with Elon Musk's Boring Company
Elon Musk's Boring Company will build a privately funded high-speed tunnel, the Music City Loop, connecting Nashville International Airport to downtown. While state officials and the U.S. DOT secretary expressed enthusiasm, Nashville's mayor raised operational concerns and some residents voiced skepticism.
Metro sends a long list of questions to state officials about Elon Musk's Music City Loop tunnel project
Metro officials have questions for the state about the proposed tunnel. The Mayor's Director of Legislative Affairs sent a letter addressed to the Vice Mayor and City Council detailing the questions.
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The Boring Company hopes airport tunnel is "first leg" of Nashville system
The Boring Company doesn't want to merely build a Tesla tunnel connecting Nashville's downtown to the airport. Elon Musk's ...
Map revealed for Musk company's tunnel between downtown and airport
A map shown at an Aug. 7 public meeting answered one of the many questions lingering over an Elon Musk company's plans to ...
Nashville mayor’s office queries Boring Company about tunnel plan
The Metro Nashville mayor’s office is asking a litany of questions about the proposed “Music City Loop,” focusing primarily on emergency service responses and the impact on city transportation plans.
Nashville Is a ‘Tough Place to Tunnel.’ Musk Is Digging Anyway.
State leaders fast-tracked plans by Elon Musk’s company for a tunnel to Nashville’s airport, ignoring the city’s concerns.
Musk's tunnel proposal is reminder of Nashville's past infrastructure injustices | Opinion
The development of Nashville's early 20th century infrastructure provides context for the proposed Music City Loop by Elon ...
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State gives OK to Boring Company to use parking lot for Nashville tunnel project
The Tennessee State Building Commission's executive committee approved a lease agreement Thursday with The Boring Company to ...
Boring Co. secures free state land for Nashville tunnel project amid public opposition
The Boring Co. has drilled past opposition, clearing the first hurdle to begin work on its Nashville tunnel project.