Posted on 06/17/2022 3:14:00 PM PDT by American Number 181269513
The Boring Company's underground transportation system will be more expansive than what it originally planned. The Elon Musk-founded company has just received approval from the city to bring its underground transportation system called the Vegas Loop to city limits. When Clark County Commissioners first approved the Vegas Loop, it was supposed to be a 29-mile tunnel network connecting 51 stations. Now, the network will span 34 miles and have a total of 55 stations, including ones that will serve the Harry Reid International Airport and the Allegiant Stadium.
According to the Las Vegas Review-Journal, Boring Co. President Steve Davis said tunneling in downtown Las Vegas could begin in 2023: "This is step two and there are eight steps for us to be opening. There's a long way to go and a lot of work to do. But if I were to guess on the spot I would guess we'd have machines in (the ground) next calendar year." According to the publication, the downtown stations include the Strat, Fremont Street Experience, the Slotzilla attraction, the Garage Mahal at the Circa Resort and the Plaza Hotel. Boring could add other stations in the future, as well, with each one costing anything in between $1.5 to $20 million to build.
Davis also said a ride from Fremont Street Experience downtown to Reid International would cost about $12 and take around eight or nine minutes. Before Boring's monorail system could shuttle people to and from downtown Las Vegas, though, it has to secure a bunch of permits and design approvals first. As The Verge notes, only 1.7 miles of the Vegas Loop are operational at the moment underneath the Las Vegas Convention Center (LVCC). That said, Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority CEO Steve Hill said he expects more portions serving parts of the Resort Corridor to be operational sometime in 2023.
Saw a video of Lake Mead today. I would be more worried about lack of water. Its scary how fast the levels are dropping.
Does he have an exciting company, too?
I’ve been watching real estate values. It’s still going up, but this can’t last. It could get real ugly.
6/11/22-1045.90 feet
6/17/22-1044.68 feet.
About a foot every 5 to 6 days.
If I worked for a Boring Company, it wouldn’t stay boring for long!
In these days one has to wonder about terrorism in those tunnels.
If he strikes Gold is it his ? LOL
That would be SpaceX.
CC
Looked at another way, the tunnels may be the place to be when missiles start flying in the next war.
NO WAY a subway in Las Vegas will have problems with the homeless and endemic crime. /s
With that guys luck he’ll make a gold or uranium strike.
Gee let me think. Would I ride in an underground tunnel at high speed? Why yes.
Would I ride in an underground tunnel at high speed in an earthquake zone? Why Hell no.
“That would be SpaceX.”
All it does is go up and down.
“I’ve gone to Las Vegas a lot and I like the experience of walking through it up on the sidewalks”
In Las Vegas moving sidewalks to go along with the escalators at the elevated crosswalks might be a better investment.
Who pays for the tunnels? Musk by charging for their use, or taxpayers?
Stock in drug dealer organizations just skyrocketed...
Crime distribution systems (sometimes referred to as “public transit”) have a clear strategy: “What’s good for the inner city is good for the suburbs”...
I didn’t know things were this bad for the lake. I guess I should have known.
Finding bodies as lake dries up:
https://youtu.be/UfcclqbleyQ
Wasn’t there awestern movie a while back where they tunneled under the town to collect gold dropping out of the gambling houses? Worked great till it rained too much.
Paint Your Wagon
with Clint Eastwood and Lee Marvin
that was around 1970-ish
“Paint Your Wagon” with Lee Marvin and Clint Eastwood. One of my favorite movies.
How stable is the tunnel if not boring through bedrock? Frankly, I don’t know, but wouldn’t that be a consideration?
Won’t be long, they’ll be finding bodies down there also.
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