Music City Loop

Music City Loop
Overview
LocationNashville, Tennessee
StatusUnder construction [1]
StartDowntown Nashville
EndNashville International Airport
Operation
TrafficAutomotive

The Music City Loop is a planned underground transit tunnel in Nashville, Tennessee, United States, that would connect downtown Nashville to the Nashville International Airport (BNA). The Boring Company initially planned to complete the project in 2026 at the earliest.[2][3][4]

Background

Prior to the announcement of the project, there had been a previous proposal to construct underground tunnels in and around downtown Nashville for the purpose of improving public transit. In 2018, voters rejected Let's Move Nashville, a comprehensive transit plan which would have included the construction of a 1.8 miles (2.9 km) light rail tunnel in downtown.[5][6]

On July 28, 2025, it was announced that The Boring Company intended to construct an approximately 10-mile (16 km) high-speed underground tunnel between downtown Nashville and the Nashville International Airport. The project had reportedly been in the works for some time, and was advertised as entirely privately funded, though the State of Tennessee provided right-of-way under state-maintained highways and leased land to the company free of charge. The tunnel was advertised to be able to shuttle passengers in Tesla vehicles, another company owned by Musk.[2][3][7] The advertised travel time from Downtown Nashville to the Airport was 8 to 10 minutes, although The Boring Company's only operating tunnel, the Las Vegas Loop, is limited to 35mph (56kph), which would require 17 minutes.[8] If completed, the Music City Loop would be the longest tunnel system constructed by The Boring Company, which as of April 2026 had only built 4.54 miles of the promised 68 miles of tunnels in the Las Vegas Loop announced in 2019. [9]

The first phase was announced to be complete by the fall of 2026 at the earliest, with the goal of completion in two years. However, as of February 2026, tunneling had not yet begun, the permitting process had not been completed, and one of the boring machines had yet to be delivered.[10] While the project was intended to run between downtown and BNA, The Boring Company announced partnerships with apartment complexes along Church Street for garage access for Tesla vehicles to the as-yet unbuilt tunnel.[11] During the 2026 legislative session, the Tennessee Legislature passed special legislation to remove regulatory authority from the city of Nashville and create a new state-appointed regulatory agency to oversee the construction of the promised Music City Loop.[9]

Criticism and concerns

On August 12, 2025, the Nashville Banner revealed that zero environmental studies, community outreach, impact measurement assessments, or vetting had taken place prior to its approval. It was also discovered that the Tennessee State Building Commission had leased state-owned land to The Boring Company for free, in addition to allowing The Boring Company to use the land for staging and a job fair prior to the start of the lease.[12]

In November 2025, work crews at the planned entrance on Rosa Parks Boulevard walked off the job, citing nonpayment and reported OSHA violations to which The Boring Company had not responded.[13]

The State of Tennessee's apparent pre-approval of the project created outrage among community members who have serious doubts as to the safety of burrowing in the limestone beneath the flood-prone city of Nashville and the impact construction will have on the surrounding communities,[12] especially in light of the environmental impacts of the construction of The Boring Company's other project, the Las Vegas Loop.[14][15]

References

  1. ^ https://www.wsmv.com/2026/03/04/tunneling-begins-music-city-loop-nashville-council-votes-oppose-project/
  2. ^ a b Hitson, Hadley; Dyos, Stuart (July 28, 2025). "Tennessee plans tunnel to Nashville airport with Elon Musk's Boring Company". The Tennessean. Nashville. Retrieved July 29, 2025.
  3. ^ a b Baird, Brittney (July 28, 2025). "Elon Musk to install 'Music City Loop' tunnel from BNA to downtown Nashville". WKRN. Nashville. Retrieved July 29, 2025.
  4. ^ "Gov. Lee, The Boring Company Unveil Transformative Underground Music City Loop Project" (Press release). Nashville: Office of the Governor of Tennessee. July 28, 2025. Retrieved July 29, 2025.
  5. ^ Garrison, Joey (October 25, 2017). "Why Mayor Barry's transit team says Nashville's $936M tunnel wouldn't be too big a dig". The Tennessean. Retrieved April 15, 2018.
  6. ^ Sherman, Najahe (November 30, 2017). "Nashville city leaders hear more on proposed underground tunnel". WKRN. Retrieved April 15, 2018.
  7. ^ "Gov. Lee, The Boring Company Unveil Transformative Underground Music City Loop Project" (Press release). Nashville: Office of the Governor of Tennessee. July 28, 2025. Retrieved July 29, 2025.
  8. ^ Hoffman, Jake (January 27, 2026). "The Vegas Loop – Current Stations, Cost, & How To Ride". Las Vegas Then and Now. Retrieved May 12, 2026.
  9. ^ a b Friedman, Adam (April 16, 2026). "How TN Republican lawmakers insulated Musk's Boring Company tunnel in Nashville from local officials". Tennessee Lookout. States Newsroom. Archived from the original on April 23, 2026. Retrieved May 12, 2026.
  10. ^ "2/1/26 MUSIC CITY LOOP BLOG POST". BoringCompany.com. The Boring Company. February 1, 2026. Archived from the original on February 7, 2026. Retrieved May 12, 2026.
  11. ^ Aubriella, Jackson (May 7, 2026). "First apartments to have direct Music City Loop access announced". WKRN.com. Nexstar Media Group, Inc. Retrieved May 12, 2026.
  12. ^ a b Taylor, Sarah Grace (August 13, 2025). "Gov. Bill Lee bypassed studies, outreach for Music City Loop". Nashville Banner. Archived from the original on August 16, 2025. Retrieved October 17, 2025.
  13. ^ Taylor, Sarah Grace (November 25, 2025). "Crews Walk Out on Nashville Tunnel, Claiming Boring Company Failed to Pay Workers and Snubbed OSHA Concerns". Nashville Banner. Nashville Banner. Archived from the original on April 2, 2026. Retrieved May 12, 2026.
  14. ^ Rothberg, Daniel; Figler, Dayvid (January 8, 2025). "Elon Musk's Boring Company Is Tunneling Beneath Las Vegas With Little Oversight". ProPublica. Archived from the original on July 31, 2025. Retrieved October 17, 2025.
  15. ^ Damon, Anjeanette; Figler, Dayvid (October 10, 2025). "Elon Musk's Boring Co. Accused of Nearly 800 Environmental Violations on Las Vegas Project". ProPublica. Archived from the original on October 13, 2025. Retrieved October 17, 2025.

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