Elon Musk's Boring Company plans to expand its underground transit system project in Las Vegas. fox business It was reported on Thursday.
The Boring Company builds “safe, fast-drilling, low-cost transportation, utility, and freight tunnels to solve transportation problems, enable rapid point-to-point transportation, and transform cities,” according to the company. “We will build a new building.” Website.
Object Dash, a TBC-affiliated company, recently purchased new property in Las Vegas across from the multipurpose arena on the University of Nevada, Las Vegas campus. The company acquired an additional 1.8 acres of land for about $7.2 million, according to Clark County records. Las Vegas Review Journal.
“I believe there is now consideration to building a station at that location,” Steve Hill, president and CEO of the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Bureau, told the publication. Hill noted that drilling on the project could begin soon.
“There's a permit that's been submitted (to Clark County) and I think we've gotten some response back and they're working on that response,” he continued. “We expect a building permit for that to be issued soon.”
Currently, the only operating portion of TBC's Vegas Loop is the 1.7-mile Convention Center Loop, which consists of three stations connecting the Las Vegas Convention Center's West Hall with North Hall, Central Hall, and South Hall. What would normally take a 45-minute walk can be completed in two minutes using Tesla's subway system.
The latest purchase will connect the convention center to UNLV.
The county and city have already approved 100 miles of tunnels and 93 stations, according to TBC. When completed, the Vegas Loop will connect the convention center, casinos along the Strip, Allegiant Stadium, downtown Las Vegas, and Harry Reid International Airport. TBC estimates the project will transport more than 90,000 people per hour. The LVCC Loop can already carry more than 4,500 passengers per hour. The company plans to eventually connect the Vegas Loop to Los Angeles.
According to TBC, the Loop is “an all-electric, zero-emission underground public transportation system that transports passengers directly to their final destination without making any stops.”
Last year, Las Vegas Mayor Carolyn Goodman expressed concerns about the underground tunnel project. KSNV report.
“I think it's unrealistic. It's not proven yet. There's no raw, actual data that has been confirmed,” Goodman said. “I don't think it's safe and I don't think it's accessible. It's not on rails because the operator is driving it and they can't move us all safely.”
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