LAS VEGAS — The Boring Company is on the verge of adding one of its most strategically important Vegas Loop stops yet. Months after the idea was shelved over parking concerns, the University of Nevada, Las Vegas is back on track to host a Vegas Loop station, with the state Board of Regents set to vote next week on a revamped agreement with Elon Musk's tunneling venture.
A campus station would plug one of the valley's busiest destinations directly into the growing underground network, where Tesla vehicles ferry passengers through tunnels beneath the resort corridor at highway speeds. It is the same playbook Boring is running at full speed elsewhere, including its rapidly expanding Nashville tunneling project.
A Revamped Deal
The updated proposal introduces paid parking at the site and a new revenue-sharing arrangement with UNLV — changes officials say address the concerns that derailed an earlier version. Under the agreement, The Boring Company would build the station on the western edge of the Thomas & Mack Center parking lot, near the Campus Services Building, a location chosen to minimize disruption to major arena events.
The company would cover all construction costs, including communications, life-safety, security, and navigation systems. UNLV would own the completed station while Boring operates it. The university would set parking fees, with Boring collecting and remitting them monthly. Students, faculty, and staff across Nevada's higher-education system would receive discounted fares.
Part of a Much Larger Map
The Vegas Loop already operates 11 stations, concentrated around the Las Vegas Convention Center and the Strip, and The Boring Company has laid out an ambitious vision for the system's growth. The full plan calls for as many as 104 stations spanning 68 miles of tunnel, knitting together casinos, the airport, the convention center, and now potentially a major university campus.
