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Lawmakers outline Music City Loop tunnel plan, say state has authority for initial corridor
Summary
Senator Jack Johnson described an eight-mile Boring Company tunnel linking downtown Nashville and the airport, said the state can grant easements under state roads and that the project is structured with private funding and a proposed subterranean infrastructure authority for oversight.
Senator Jack Johnson described the Music City Loop project at length, saying the Boring Company plans an eight-mile tunneled connection from downtown Nashville to Nashville International Airport and that initial approvals did not require new legislation because the state controls subsurface rights under certain state roads.
"The state had the authority...to advance that project," Johnson said, explaining that the machine bores under…
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