The Boring Company’s Las Vegas tunnel is nearly 50% done

Re:The Boring Company’s Las Vegas tunnel is nearly 50% done by reaperducer on Thursday January 16, 2020 @06:26PM (#22070197)

this seems much faster than Big Bertha in Seattle

Big Bertha dug under the downtown of a city with existing tunnels and utilities. The Las Vegas tunnel is mostly under parking lots with no obstructions.

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Re:The Boring Company’s Las Vegas tunnel is nearly 50% done by kjksf on Thursday January 16, 2020 @07:41PM (#22070704)

While I doubt that "Las Vegas tunnel is mostly under parking lots with no obstructions" is even close to represent reality, here's what Boring Company says on the subject:

> With a typical minimum depth of 30 feet, The Boring Company tunnels are well beneath most utilities, which are typically less than 10 feet below the surface. In circumstances where a utility is located deeper, the tunnel depth is increased accordingly.

From https://www.boringcompany.com/faq

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Re:The Boring Company’s Las Vegas tunnel is nearly 50% done by reaperducer on Thursday January 16, 2020 @09:15PM (#22071254)

While I doubt that "Las Vegas tunnel is mostly under parking lots with no obstructions" is even close to represent reality

I've been to the site. I've seen the machines and the pit. I have no doubt about what I've seen.

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