Elon Musk’s Boring Company One Step Closer to Starting Las Vegas Loop Project Underneath Famed Las Vegas Strip
LAS VEGAS, NV — Elon Musk’s Boring Company is currently one step closer getting the approvals it needs to begin construction on its so-called “Las Vegas Loop,” which would see the developer of the successful Las Vegas Convention Center “people mover” create a similar project running underneath the famed Las Vegas Strip.
Next week, the Boring Company will be attending a series of meetings with Clark County officials in an attempt to gain the approvals it needs to make the Las Vegas Loop a reality. The project would consist of a 15-mile underground dual-tunnel system that will ferry people back and forth through the Resort Corridor – with additional stops at Allegiant Stadium and UNLV – via automated Tesla electric vehicles.
Boring Company will be presenting a proposal for the alignment of the proposed route to Clark County officials next week; however, each stop along the proposed route would need additional individual land use permits before they can be constructed, which may represent a lengthy procedural process for billionaire Elon Musk’s company.
Plans classify the Las Vegas Loop as a monorail, but this is not accurate; in reality, passengers would be whisked to their destinations on paved roads and in unmanned Tesla electric cars.
Currently, the Las Vegas Loop is slated to stretch underground along Las Vegas Boulevard from Russell Road to Sahara Avenue, with additional stops to the North of Sahara that are outside of the city of Las Vegas’ jurisdiction; these stops will have to acquire additional permits before they can be developed.
In addition, a particular route – dubbed “Caesars Loop” – will stop at several properties operated by Caesars Entertainment on Las Vegas Boulevard, as well as connecting to the previously up-and-running “people mover” that the Boring Company had constructed for the Las Vegas Convention Center.
Boring is also seeking a franchise agreement that would enable them to establish the times that the loop would operate, collect fares, and sell advertising and concession deals, and offer discounts to patrons of various hotels and casinos.
If the franchise agreement is granted and Boring is unable to complete construction of the Las Vegas Loop for whatever reason within a specified period, they will be on the hook for filling in any tunnels that may have already been excavated.
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