President and CEO of the Boring Company Steve Davis speaking in Nashville on July 28, 2025. (Photo: John Partipilo/Tennessee Lookout)
The state of Tennessee will lease underground property to Elon Musk’s Boring Company over roughly 50 years for construction of a 10-mile tunnel to transport riders from downtown Nashville to the airport, according to a state lawmaker.
“It would be more like the choice lanes where it will be always under state ownership, but it would be leased to them,” state Sen. Becky Massey, chairman of the Senate Transportation Committee, said Tuesday. “The lease would be in lieu of us having to pay for it.”…