Tennessee Governor Bill Lee officially announced plans for the construction of the Music City Loop,

a privately funded underground transit tunnel designed to shuttle passengers between downtown Nashville Tennessee and the airport in just eight minutes.

 

The project, spearheaded by Elon Musk’s Boring Company, would create a 10-mile, zero-emissions underground tunnel system using electric vehicles to connect key city locations—including the Convention Center and Nashville International Airport (BNA).
A similar system is already operational in Las Vegas.
“This project is 100% privately funded, and the Boring Company will incur those costs,” Lee said during the announcement.

“The partnership will be in coordination between the state, local officials, and the Boring Company itself, so it will come at their expense and private cost.”
The tunnel's exact route has not yet been finalized, but officials say groundbreaking could happen in a matter of weeks, with a projected two-year construction timeline.

The tunnel aims to ease congestion on surface roads, reduce emissions, and minimize disruption to existing infrastructure.