<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss version="2.0"><channel><title>How The Boring Company&#x27;s tunnel projects unfolded</title><link>https://howitunfolded.com/companies/boring-company/</link><description>Ongoing. Follow contracts, excavation and passenger service in Las Vegas, followed by projects in Nashville and Dubai. The chronology distinguishes an approved route from an operating tunnel and financing from construction progress.</description><language>en</language><item><title>1 Oct 2026: Nashville remains under construction as more machines are prepared</title><link>https://howitunfolded.com/companies/boring-company/#e14</link><guid isPermaLink="false">boring-company-fabf684a23</guid><pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2026 12:00:00 +0000</pubDate><description>The company reported two machines actively tunnelling, a third planned for launch later in October and a fourth being built. It said station design and permitting were still underway. The planned later launch is not recorded here as a completed event.</description></item><item><title>29 Sep 2026: Dubai reports preparatory engineering work</title><link>https://howitunfolded.com/companies/boring-company/#e13</link><guid isPermaLink="false">boring-company-47b333500b</guid><pubDate>Tue, 29 Sep 2026 12:00:00 +0000</pubDate><description>RTA&#x27;s update on a meeting with company president Steve Davis described assembly of the tunnel-boring machine and casting of concrete lining segments. Those activities show project preparation rather than an operating passenger network.</description></item><item><title>9 Sep 2026: The company announces USD 3 billion in Series D financing</title><link>https://howitunfolded.com/companies/boring-company/#e12</link><guid isPermaLink="false">boring-company-38b8cf22ad</guid><pubDate>Wed, 09 Sep 2026 12:00:00 +0000</pubDate><description>The Boring Company announced a USD 3 billion round led by the United Arab Emirates and affiliated investment entities. It described a USD 23 billion company valuation and plans for additional UAE tunnels. These figures concern financing and planned infrastructure, not Musk&#x27;s personal wealth or completed tunnel length.</description></item><item><title>1 Apr 2026: The company reports that Nashville tunnelling is underway</title><link>https://howitunfolded.com/companies/boring-company/#e11</link><guid isPermaLink="false">boring-company-69a69533d8</guid><pubDate>Wed, 01 Apr 2026 12:00:00 +0000</pubDate><description>The April update described the launch and calibration of the first machine and remaining work on additional launch sites. It reported that the permits needed to start tunnelling had been obtained, while other approvals and construction remained.</description></item><item><title>25 Feb 2026: Tennessee approves the state-roadway permit and lease</title><link>https://howitunfolded.com/companies/boring-company/#e10</link><guid isPermaLink="false">boring-company-9aa1c2f740</guid><pubDate>Wed, 25 Feb 2026 12:00:00 +0000</pubDate><description>The company&#x27;s April update dates its Tennessee tunnelling authorisation and state right-of-way lease to 25 February. This was a reported construction permission, not the start of passenger service.</description></item><item><title>12 Feb 2026: Federal review finds file problems but justification for withdrawal</title><link>https://howitunfolded.com/companies/boring-company/#e9</link><guid isPermaLink="false">boring-company-bd18ec4ae2</guid><pubDate>Thu, 12 Feb 2026 12:00:00 +0000</pubDate><description>Federal OSHA substantiated removal or alteration of state inspection-file material. It also found reasonable justification for withdrawing the willful citations because the evidence did not establish intentional disregard or plain indifference by the employer. The review recommended improvements to state documentation and legal-review procedures.</description></item><item><title>3 Feb 2026: Dubai signs an implementation agreement</title><link>https://howitunfolded.com/companies/boring-company/#e8</link><guid isPermaLink="false">boring-company-b6d0f738b5</guid><pubDate>Tue, 03 Feb 2026 12:00:00 +0000</pubDate><description>Dubai&#x27;s RTA announced an agreement signed by Mattar Al Tayer and the company&#x27;s James Fitzgerald. The first phase proposed a 6.4-kilometre pilot with four stations between the financial centre and Dubai Mall. The announcement distinguished this from a larger planned route.</description></item><item><title>28 Jul 2025: Nashville is announced as the next passenger-tunnel project</title><link>https://howitunfolded.com/companies/boring-company/#e7</link><guid isPermaLink="false">boring-company-fb3a4c10d6</guid><pubDate>Mon, 28 Jul 2025 12:00:00 +0000</pubDate><description>The company and Tennessee announced an intended partnership for Music City Loop, connecting central Nashville with the airport. The announcement initiated route evaluation, engagement and planning. Its proposed operating dates were forecasts, not proof of an opening.</description></item><item><title>6 Jun 2025: Nevada tells the company the citations will not be reissued</title><link>https://howitunfolded.com/companies/boring-company/#e6</link><guid isPermaLink="false">boring-company-cc36558fa6</guid><pubDate>Fri, 06 Jun 2025 12:00:00 +0000</pubDate><description>Nevada said it withdrew the citations on 29 May after legal review and, at a 6 June closing conference, told the company citations would not be issued. This concerns inspection 1799833, not a clearance of every company worksite or inspection.</description></item><item><title>28 May 2025: Nevada OSHA issues citations later withdrawn</title><link>https://howitunfolded.com/companies/boring-company/#e5</link><guid isPermaLink="false">boring-company-a0c3773bf9</guid><pubDate>Wed, 28 May 2025 12:00:00 +0000</pubDate><description>The federal review of inspection 1799833 records issuance of willful citations on 28 May. Nevada later said the company challenged their basis and provided training and protective-equipment records. The citations did not remain in force.</description></item><item><title>3 May 2023: The county agreement expands the route</title><link>https://howitunfolded.com/companies/boring-company/#e4</link><guid isPermaLink="false">boring-company-82605000bb</guid><pubDate>Wed, 03 May 2023 12:00:00 +0000</pubDate><description>Clark County and the company amended the franchise agreement to expand the Vegas Loop route and revise performance security. The document also records a conditional use permit for the extended route, subject to county conditions.</description></item><item><title>20 Oct 2021: Clark County grants a Vegas Loop franchise</title><link>https://howitunfolded.com/companies/boring-company/#e3</link><guid isPermaLink="false">boring-company-736508873e</guid><pubDate>Wed, 20 Oct 2021 12:00:00 +0000</pubDate><description>The county&#x27;s later signed amendment identifies 20 October 2021 as the date of the original franchise agreement. The franchise concerned installation and operation in county rights-of-way, rather than a declaration that the full network was already built.</description></item><item><title>Apr 2021: The convention-centre Loop begins operating</title><link>https://howitunfolded.com/companies/boring-company/#e2</link><guid isPermaLink="false">boring-company-fd9aa3db27</guid><pubDate>Thu, 01 Apr 2021 12:00:00 +0000</pubDate><description>The company dates the LVCC Loop&#x27;s opening to the April 2021 Mecum Motorcycle Auction. That operating milestone followed the earlier excavation work and concerns the convention-centre system, not every later proposed Vegas Loop route.</description></item><item><title>14 May 2020: Excavation of the two convention-centre tunnels finishes</title><link>https://howitunfolded.com/companies/boring-company/#e1</link><guid isPermaLink="false">boring-company-b7854cdd15</guid><pubDate>Thu, 14 May 2020 12:00:00 +0000</pubDate><description>The LVCVA announced that the boring machine had broken through the second tunnel. The statement marked completion of excavation, while the station and passenger-service project had yet to open.</description></item><item><title>22 May 2019: Las Vegas approves a USD 48.675 million contract</title><link>https://howitunfolded.com/companies/boring-company/#e0</link><guid isPermaLink="false">boring-company-cdce902cf7</guid><pubDate>Wed, 22 May 2019 12:00:00 +0000</pubDate><description>The LVCVA board approved a contract with The Boring Company to design and construct a convention-centre people mover. The authority identified Steve Hill as its chief executive and president and Steve Davis as the company&#x27;s president. This was a construction agreement, not the start of passenger service.</description></item></channel></rss>