The Boring Company appears to be making progress on their promise to build an underground tunnel system using Teslas to connect downtown to the Nashville International Airport. But it comes as tension is growing between Elon Musk’s company and Nashville Mayor Freddie O’Connell.
According to the Boring Company, they have added water chillers, a compressed air system, electric hookups from Nashville Electric Service and a conveyor-built system to remove rock and soil once excavation begins. However, the actual boring machines have not yet arrived on site.
The ambitious Music City Loop project would eventually connect the State Capitol to Nashville International Airport, but the company faces a complex approval process requiring 45 separate permits and approvals. This doesn’t include the 20 stations being considered for passenger boarding and disembarking…