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Elon Musk’s Company Is Tunneling Beneath Las Vegas With Little Oversight [1]

"The Vegas Loop: Elon Musk’s Boring Company is constructing a planned 68-mile tunnel system beneath Las Vegas where drivers will ferry passengers around the urban core in Teslas.

Less Regulation: Despite its size, the project, because it’s privately funded, has not gone through the vetting typical of public transit systems, including lengthy governmental studies.

Musk’s Worldview: Musk says regulation often stymies innovation, a view that now has added significance given his new role advising President-elect Donald Trump on government efficiency."

Daniel Rothberg reports for ProPublica and Dayvid Figler reports for City Cast Las Vegas January 8, 2025. [2]

Infrastructure [3]
Laws & Regulations [4]
Transportation [5]
National (U.S.) [6]
Mountain West (CO ID MT NV UT WY) [7]
Public [8]
Source: ProPublica [2], 01/09/2025
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[1] https://www.sej.org/headlines/elon-musk-s-company-tunneling-beneath-las-vegas-little-oversight [2] https://www.propublica.org/article/elon-musk-boring-company-las-vegas-loop-oversight [3] https://www.sej.org/category/topics-beat/infrastructure [4] https://www.sej.org/category/topics-beat/laws [5] https://www.sej.org/category/topics-beat/transportation [6] https://www.sej.org/category/region/national [7] https://www.sej.org/category/region/national/mountain-west [8] https://www.sej.org/taxonomy/term/81