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The Boring Company

‘Assault on local government’: Nashville leaders lament latest legislative session

By Cynthia Abrams

May 11, 2026

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Nashville and Tennessee leaders are at odds — again. Metro’s legal team says it was an “unprecedented” legislative session for bills adversarial to Nashville and local governments.

Filed Under: Metro, Politics, WPLN News Tagged With: Airport Authority, Darren Jernigan, Freddie O'Connell, Immigration, Preemption, Randy McNally, The Boring Company, Wally Dietz

Nashville’s confidence in its city leaders is wavering, poll finds

By Cynthia Abrams

March 26, 2026

Nashvillians’ confidence in their mayor and Metro Council is dwindling.

Filed Under: Metro, WPLN News Tagged With: Fairgrounds racetrack, Freddie O'Connell, John Geer, Nashville Electric Service, Nashville Metro Council, The Boring Company, Vanderbilt Poll, Winter Storm Fern

The Roundabout: Property tax pinch and Boring resistance

By Mary Mancini

March 5, 2026

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It’s time for our weekly Roundabout where our panel with an assortment of viewpoints take on the headlines of the week.

Filed Under: Programs Tagged With: Cynthia Abrams, East Bank Boulevard, Lauren Morales, property taxes, The Boring Company, Tom Wills

How friction between Nashville, the state and Boring Company materialized this week

By Caroline Eggers

March 5, 2026

Tensions between Nashville, the state government and the Boring Company escalated this week, days after tunneling began downtown.

Filed Under: Environment, WPLN News Tagged With: Charlane Oliver, Delishia Porterfield, geology, Jack Johnson, Justin Jones, Mike Cortese, Nashville Metro Council, Tennessee General Assembly, The Boring Company, tunnel

‘There are serious risks of sinkholes.’ Experts remain cautious of the Boring Company’s Nashville project

By Caroline Eggers

March 3, 2026

The Boring Company has officially began drilling a tunnel between downtown and the airport. City officials and residents remain unclear about the potential impact to Nashville’s underground environment, the company’s plans for extreme weather, and the supposed public benefit of the tunnel. 

Filed Under: Environment, WPLN News Tagged With: Appalachia + Mid-South Newsroom, geology, karst, sinkholes, The Boring Company, water

The Boring Company is cleared for construction, days after Nashville residents condemn ‘decadent billionaire’ access

By Caroline Eggers

February 25, 2026

The Boring Company is ready to start digging underneath Nashville. Just days after the company met publicly with city officials for the first time, the company received new permits.

Filed Under: Environment, WPLN News Tagged With: Americans with Disabilities Act, Delishia Porterfield, Nashville International Airport, Nashville Metro Council, Sandy Ewing, The Boring Company, transit

Boring Company edges closer to tunnel construction, inking deal with Nashville airport

By Caroline Eggers

February 19, 2026

The Boring Company secured a crucial green light this week in its plans to build a 10-mile tunnel system between downtown and the Nashville International Airport. 

Filed Under: Environment, Metro, WPLN News Tagged With: Airport Authority, Nashville International Airport, The Boring Company, tunnels

As Nashville mulls ‘Tesla tunnel,’ here’s what we learned on a ride in the Vegas Loop

By Cynthia Abrams

January 13, 2026

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While questions persist around the Music City Loop project’s feasibility and permits, the project isn’t a complete unknown — the Boring Company has one tunnel in operation: the Vegas Loop.

Filed Under: Business, Metro, Politics, WPLN News Tagged With: Elon Musk, karst, Las Vegas, Metro Government, Music City Loop, Nevada, OHSA, Steve Davis, Tesla, The Boring Company, tunnel, Vegas Loop

Nashville transit funding changed fundamentally in 2025. Here’s what is in motion.

By Cynthia Abrams

December 28, 2025

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Nashville began putting more tax dollars into transit in 2025. Here’s what residents are seeing first.

Filed Under: Metro, WPLN News Tagged With: 2025 Year In Review, Choose How You Move, Freddie O'Connell, Journey Pass, Nashville transit referendum, Sabrina Sussman, The Boring Company, tunnel

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