The Boring Company’s Loop system has received approval in Las Vegas after Clark County Commissioners voted unanimously. This will help Elon Musk’s venture move one step closer to the day when it can start digging the 29 mile-long tunnel that will make up the project.
Once complete, the 51-station network will connect several hotels and other destinations that are situated between Allegiant Stadium and the University of Nevada, Las Vegas. The company now needs required permits before it can start excavating.
Finishing the network in three years
Boring President Steve Davis Told the Las Vegas Review the network will be developed in phases. Once it completes work on an individual station, it will open immediately. The firm hopes to make 5-10 stations within the first six months of the project, and then around 15-20 every year after that. The aim is to get done with the construction part done in three years.
The Boring Company is making some big claims about how the Vegas Loop will disrupt the transportation in the area. Davis said the network will move around 57,000 riders per hour. He also said that it will be a point-to-point system, which means travelers won’t have to stop at every station on the way to their destination.
Not living up to the hype
The LVCC, the firm’s first loop, has thus far not lived up to the claims that Elon Musk made earlier. When it was first pitched, the system was touted to move around 4,400 passengers per hour; however, it only managed to move around 576 passengers per hour.
Recently, Elon Musk made a statement that he’s “dying” to expand beyond cars and trucks with Tesla and make an electric supersonic jet. The planes would leverage vertical take-off and landing (VTOL) technology to reach high altitudes, before using battery-powered propulsion to achieve speeds in excess of 1,236km/h. Musk said the only thing holding him back from creating the next-gen aircraft is his current workload.
