Elon Musk's Las Vegas Tunnel Plans Are Worrying Monorail Officials

Elon Musk's Las Vegas Tunnel Plans Are Worrying Monorail Officials

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Planning documents, obtained by TechCrunch, are revealing much about how Elon Musk's proposed Las Vegas loop would work. The Boring Company is charged with building three tunnels: one for pedestrians and two for passenger "sleds," stretching across the Las Vegas Convention Center Campus. The two vehicle tunnels will be filled with a fleet of autonomous Tesla-based EVs that can carry up to 16 people at a time.

There are concerns, however, that the tunneling work required to build Musk's loop is running too close to the adjacent Las Vegas Monorail. As TechCrunch reports, Monorail officials have lobbied for more oversight and raised objections over tunnels running close to the Monorail's support pillars. Given the tight tolerances involved, it's likely that a small amount of disruption could shut the elevated railway down.