INDEPENDENT TENNESSEE REPORTING

NASHVILLE'SUNDERGROUND

News, public records, maps, milestones, and clear-eyed analysis of the proposed Music City Loop.

THE BIG
NUMBERS
What's been proposed so far
~25PLANNED MILES
~10MINUTES
BNA → BROADWAY
40+STATIONS
IN DESIGN*
$0PUBLIC CONSTRUCTION
FUNDS*
FRESH

LATEST DISPATCHES

WHAT'S
HAPPENING
NOW?

All 53 stories
Visitors at The Boring Company’s Nashville Music City Loop construction site near ongoing launch-site work.
NEWS

Boring Company Targets Four Nashville Tunnel Machines Underground by Year’s End

The Boring Company says two Music City Loop tunnel boring machines are now mining at the same time, MB3 is preparing for a late-October launch, MB4 is being built, and more than 40 stations remain in planning and design.

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The Boring Company Dubai team with precast concrete tunnel segments and the Dubai skyline in the background.
NEWS

Dubai Loop Moves Into TBM Assembly as The Boring Company Prepares Its Next Major System

Dubai Loop has moved into tunnel-boring-machine assembly and precast tunnel-lining production, offering a new comparison point for The Boring Company's Music City Loop buildout in Nashville.

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Aerial view of the Music City Loop construction site at Lot 16 near the Tennessee State Capitol.
NEWS REPORT

Boring Co. envisioned apartments, retail and a Music City Loop station at downtown Nashville site

Newly revealed plans show The Boring Company considered a mixed-use development at Lot 16 with roughly 400 apartments, retail, an 800-space garage and a Music City Loop station, echoing a Loop-connected apartment project advancing in Las Vegas.

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GUEST OPINION

Who Controls a Driverless Music City Loop?

Nashville already has driverless vehicles on public streets. Guest contributor Gleb Tsipursky argues the Music City Loop should define where automated authority ends and human authority begins before driverless operations arrive underground.

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Proposed Music City Loop route through NashvilleA stylized map showing the proposed route from West End and Capitol Hill through downtown Nashville to Nashville International Airport.West EndCapitol HillLower BroadwayMusic City CenterBNA AirportDOWNTOWN NASHVILLESOUTH NASHVILLEDONELSONI-40I-24I-440
Airport routeWest End routeConceptual alignment · Not to scale
A NETWORK BUILT TO GROW

MORE STOPS.
MORE PLACES.
MORE NASHVILLE.

The first routes establish a starting point—not an endpoint. New stations and branches could extend the network as neighborhoods, destinations, and private partners connect over time.

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PROJECT OVERVIEW

THE LOOP,
CLEARLY EXPLAINED.

A practical guide to how the proposed system would work, how it could expand, and what still has to happen.

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01

HOW DOES IT WORK?

Electric vehicles would carry small groups through dedicated underground tunnels, traveling directly between selected stations.

02

WHERE DOES IT START?

The publicly described first network links BNA, downtown, Lower Broadway, Capitol Hill, and the West End corridor.

03

HOW CAN IT GROW?

Additional branches and stations could be added as neighborhoods, venues, employers, and private properties join the system.

04

WHO FUNDS IT?

The Boring Company says construction and operation will be privately funded, with public approvals still required.

05

WHAT IS THE GOAL?

A point-to-point network designed to reduce surface congestion and make trips between major Nashville destinations more predictable.

06

WHAT COMES NEXT?

Engineering, environmental review, permits, station agreements, construction, testing, and future route announcements will shape the final system.