LAS VEGAS, Nev. — Elon Musk’s Boring Co. may get another chance to build an express-tunnel transit system.
The Associated Press reports that Las Vegas’ tourism agency is recommending Musk’s company to build a transit system to connect an expanded convention center, with eventual growth to the casinos on the Las Vegas Strip.
The initial system, just over a mile in length, could be in service by January 2021. Construction costs are estimated at $35 million to $55 million.
The system would serve entrances at the Las Vegas Convention Center, which is being expanded to handle major events such as the Consumer Electronics Show. When completed, it would be a 2-mile walk from one end to the other, prompting the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority to seek a transit system.
The Boring Co. had proposed high-speed tunnel systems in Los Angeles and Chicago, but both projects are facing opposition. In Los Angeles, the Boring Co. cancelled plans for a test tunnel after a group filed a lawsuit over disruptions during the tunneling process. In Chicago, neither candidate in a mayoral runoff election supports a proposed project connecting downtown Chicago to O’Hare Airport [see “Chicago chooses Musk firm for high speed line to O’Hare airport,” Trains News Wire, June 15, 2018].
