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Big Bertha - 3.5 years, ~1.75 miles, 1.5 m/yr
Boring - .15 years, .35 miles, 2.33 m/yr
The Strip, McCarran airport, and downtown are not within one or two miles of each other. They are further apart than that so there must be something else to it. The Strip itself could use the whole length of the tunnel, so whatever this is connecting to is going to be more limited then it might sound from the article.
It's just from one end of the LVCC to the other.
This sounds comically obvious, but WOW that was fast. Really impressed that they are delivering on some of their promises, given Musk's history of over-optimism. Sincerely wishing them the best of luck, because if they can pull this off, there will be other cities making deals with them (please San Francisco I'm begging you)
The Strip, McCarran airport, and downtown are not within one or two miles of each other. They are further apart than that so there must be something else to it. The Strip itself could use the whole length of the tunnel, so whatever this is connecting to is going to be more limited then it might sound from the article.
It's just from one end of the LVCC to the other.
Isn't this just describing building a small but fancy subway system? Honest question: what's the novel "wow" factor that I'm missing?
Isn't this just describing building a small but fancy subway system? Honest question: what's the novel "wow" factor that I'm missing?
The "wow" factor is that Musk's name is associated with it. Nothing more.
Musk as a company leader means a lot. I’m sure a lot of other people had the idea for a “Tesla” before there was Tesla. Or the idea of self-landing rockets.
Earlier quoted context omitted.
It's just from one end of the LVCC to the other.
"is expected to connect the Las Vegas Convention Center to popular Las Vegas hot spots. Downtown Las Vegas, the Strip, and McCarran International Airport will all be destination options for riders"
"LVCC Loop will connect the LVCC New Exhibit Hall with the existing campus (North/Central/South Halls). Three stations locations (see map below) will offer convenient access between key LVCC destinations and nearby transportation connections."
Getting around Vegas in general is a pain. What transportation systems there are aren't integrated. And individual casinos/conference centers are so sprawling that, as this project shows, you practically (or do) need transit systems just to get around a single property.
ADDED: The Boring Company page shows "conceptual future expansion" to a ton of other locations. Those other locations include Los Angeles so I'll leave it to readers to judge how realistic those are.
I don't know much about tunneling speeds, but this seems much faster than Big Bertha in Seattle although for a much smaller volume (the tunnel is narrower) and (I'm assuming) less complex location. Big Bertha - 3.5 years, ~1.75 miles, 1.5 m/yr Boring - .15 years, .35 miles, 2.33 m/yr
Earlier quoted context omitted.
The "wow" factor is that Musk's name is associated with it. Nothing more.
Isn’t the Tesla just an electric car? Musk as a company leader means a lot. I’m sure a lot of other people had the idea for a “Tesla” before there was Tesla. Or the idea of self-landing rockets.
There's no difference between a tunnel and a tunnel.