Three Tennessee cities are finalists to win Boring Company project, 2 in East Tennessee

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — Three Tennessee cities are now finalists to win a project from the Boring Company, founded by Elon Musk, and two of those are located in East Tennessee.

In January, the Boring Company posted a call for pitches on social media, asking people to submit their best 1-mile tunnel ideas. The winner, officials said, would get their idea built for free.

Officials said on social media on Monday that they narrowed the pitches down to the final 16. Of these 16, three are Tennessee cities, and two of those are located in East Tennessee…

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