Published Mar 21st, 2023 4:00PM EDTElon Musk’s The Boring Company wants to double the size of its underground tunnel system in Las Vegas., The Boring Company has filed with the city of Las Vegas to extend its tunnel system to cover a distance of 65 miles beneath the city. If approved and completed, the new network would transport riders to even more “casinos, retail zones, the University of Nevada Las Vegas campus and, for the first time, even residential areas.
The LVCC Loop system — a three-station transportation system consisting of 1.7 miles of tunnel — was built in approximately one year . LVCC Loop’s cost was approximately $47M for the two tunnels and three stations . Tunneling occurred during large conventions with zero road closures and zero attendee disturbances.