Construction of the 10-mile Music City Loop is expected to begin immediately after approvals, with the project potentially operational as soon as fall 2026.

In his most detailed comments to date about The Boring Company's underground tunnel project in, Mayor Freddie O'Connell said he's known of the company's interest for about a year.

Elon Musk's The Boring Company has announced plans to build a 10-mile underground loop in Nashville in coordination with Tennessee Republican Governor Bill Lee. It’s called the Music City Loop. The governor’s office said that the Nashville project would come “at zero cost to taxpayers” and would be “entirely privately funded".