machine in 2019 The Boring Company won a $48.7 million contract in May 2019 from the
Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority (LVCVA). and began drilling the first tunnel on November 15, 2019, digging at about per day. The first leg tunnel was completed on February 14, 2020. The second tunnel was finished that May, The tunnel opened in October 2021. Standard
Tesla vehicles with human drivers are used as shuttles, traveling at about . The service was described by Las Vegas Tourism as "an important step in the development of a game-changing transportation solution in Las Vegas". The Boring Company started testing the system with volunteers in May 2021. The test demonstrated the new transport system could move up to about 4,400 passengers per hour with an end-to-end time of about two minutes. The system started transporting convention attendees on June 8, 2021. In July 2021, the peak passenger flow was recorded at 1,355 passengers per hour. Designed to solve
traffic congestion, the tunnel was intended to provide trips of less than two minutes, but has faced a number of traffic jams during busy events in 2021 and 2022. In October 2021,
Clark County Commissioners approved a 50-year franchise agreement for a 52-stop, mostly-underground system, a " dual loop system...operating mainly in the Resort Corridor with stations at various resorts and connections to
Allegiant Stadium, Brightline West Las Vegas Station, and the
University of Nevada, Las Vegas". TBC planned to build five to ten stations during the first year, and then add approximately 16 stations per year thereafter. The tunnel to Resorts World Las Vegas opened in July 2022. In May 2023, TBC was given permission to build the Vegas Loop underground transportation system to 69 stations for a tunnel network of . It would include the existing LVCC Loop and extensions to casinos along the Strip,
Harry Reid International Airport, Allegiant Stadium, and downtown Las Vegas. TBC claims that once complete, the Vegas Loop would be able to transport more than 90,000 passengers per hour. In February 2024, Nevada
Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) found several safety violations at TBC, and fined it $112,000. The violations included eight serious violations from June to October 2023 and allegations that workers have faced chemical burns from sludge while working in the tunnels. The company challenged the ruling. In April 2024, the Boring Company work in Las Vegas was named among the "Dirty Dozen", the worst workplace safety offenders in the US, by the National Council for Occupational Safety and Health. It has been speculated that the Boring Company may be subsidizing the Loop to keep customer prices low. A day pass from Resorts World costs $5, while the LVCVA is paying the Boring Company an additional $4.5 million annually, which equates to $7.50 per ride. Nevada's occupational safety agency fined the company $400,000 on May 28, 2025, after two firefighters endured chemical burns while in Loop tunnels during a training exercise. The fines were "summarily rescinded" the following day, at a meeting of Boring president Steve Davis with "high-ranking state officials". On October 28, 2025, Boring was served a notice of violation and fined almost $500,000 for "dumping apparent drill fluid" into the sewer system of the
Clark County Water Reclamation District, beginning April 21, 2025. ==System==