Nashville Teams with Elon Musk to Build Tesla Tunnel to Airport

Nashville announces partnership with Elon Musk’s Boring Company for an underground transit tunnel.

Project aims to connect downtown Nashville directly to Nashville International Airport (BNA).

Proposed 10-mile Tesla tunnel expected to reduce travel time from 30 minutes to under 10 minutes.

Tunnel seeks to ease heavy traffic on the busy I-40 corridor.

Boring Company will conduct detailed feasibility studies before construction begins.

Project cost may approach hundreds of millions of dollars, based on similar ventures in other cities.

Nashville officials anticipate economic and tourism benefits from efficient transit solution.

Critics question capacity, scalability, and long-term viability based on past projects.

Next step: Nashville awaits feasibility results before formal approval.

City officials see the project as key to managing growing traffic and boosting local appeal.

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