Tennessee leaders announced Monday afternoon that Elon Musk’s Boring Company has plans for an underground passageway — the “Music City Loop” — to bypass typical traffic congestion. The tunnel would trace a similar path as Murfreesboro Pike, a state road, for 8 miles, creating a one-way trip that takes less than 10 minutes.
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U.S. Secretary of Transportation Sean Duffy touted the strong draw of Nashville and Tennessee, which have been growing quickly, and said the project also represents a goal of the Trump administration to “do a better job on the deliverables” for infrastructure projects.
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Similar proposals pitched in California and Illinois died after elected officials called for environmental reviews of the project.
Of course, Tennessee doesn't need any stinkin' environmental reviews.
Whatever happened to the mass transportation train system for Nashville?
Dumb as dirt.
Tennessee State Rep. Justin Jones denied entry into Music City Loop announcement event. Rep. Jones represents the citizens along yhe proposed route.
This isn’t public transportation – it’s a privatized vanity tunnel for Elon Musk, a man with a long trail of broken promises.
– Sen. Heidi Campbell, D-Nashville
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Love how only Tesla Robotaxis
Love how only Tesla Robotaxis will be allowed to use it. They don't even really exist yet, certainly not at scale. And this is supposed to launch in late 2026? LOL!
It will take years to finish.
(in reply to R. Neal)
Also this is is the public completely funding Elon's business project. This is the guy that has turned our space program from first to worst in nations actually exploring space. This process is a joke and will do nothing for the citizens of the state. That's why they didn't let Jones in. He can smell bovine droppings from three fields away.
Unwilling to explore mass
Unwilling to explore mass transit solutions to Middle Tennessee’s traffic morass, the absurd Boring Company tunnel proposal fits Gov. Bill Lee to a tee.