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Metro Council Vote Opposes Elon Musk's Boring Company Tunnels ...
The Metro Nashville Council expressed concerns about safety, transparency, and local input in a 20-15 nonbinding vote against Elon Musk's Music City Loop tunnel project.
- On Tuesday, the Metro Nashville Council approved a resolution opposing the Music City Loop, with a 20-15 vote, but it cannot force The Boring Company to stop the project.
- After a month of public questions, council members say The Boring Company withheld key details and declined comprehensive scope and safety information, citing a state partnership instead.
- The proposal would connect downtown Nashville and the airport via tunnels spanning an initial 13 miles and later about 25 miles, using human-driven Tesla vehicles with more than 30 stations planned by The Boring Company.
- State approvals mean construction will continue despite the Nashville council opposition; last week, Gov. Bill Lee announced TDOT and FHWA approved a lease and permit, and The Boring Company said tunneling has officially begun.
- Council sponsors warned public land must be used for the public good and cited costly oversight risks, while officials said they can only demand answers from the company amid porous limestone, sinkhole and flooding risks affecting Nashville residents.
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Elon Musk’s proposed Tesla tunnel loop met with opposition by Nashville metro council
By JONATHAN MATTISE and KRISTIN M. HALL NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Elon Musk’s proposed Tesla tunnel loop under the streets of Nashville was met with opposition Tuesday by the metro council, which passed a resolution to put their concerns about safety, transparency and a lack of local input on the record. Related Articles US issues first commercial construction permit for a nuclear reactor in years to a Wyoming project …
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Elon Musk's proposed Tesla tunnel loop met with opposition by Nashville metro council
Nashville metro councilmembers have passed a resolution opposing a planned tunnel by one of Elon Musk’s companies to offer people express rides in Teslas.
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