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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, mayor freddie o'connell, 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

Will the Boring Company be tunneling blind? Only a few rock samples are planned.

By Caroline Eggers

September 14, 2025

Elon Musk’s Boring Company has begun construction on a planned tunnel between downtown Nashville and the airport. Last Tuesday afternoon, the company dug underground at its worksite on Rosa Parks Boulevard for a future utility pole.

Filed Under: Environment, WPLN News Tagged With: geology, karst, sinkholes, The Boring Company, tunnel

Nashville’s geology has been misunderstood in tunneling talks — including by a Boring Company executive

By Caroline Eggers

August 12, 2025

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Nashville sits on limestone. This geology creates unique challenges for the city, and it is often neglected — or misunderstood — in conversations about development and climate change.

Filed Under: Environment, WPLN News Tagged With: climate change, Elon Musk, geology, sinkholes, The Boring Company, tunnel

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