Las Vegas Convention Center Loop Explained

Las Vegas Convention Center Loop
Other Name:LVCC Loop; Vegas Loop
Status:Operating hours coincide with events at Convention Center[1]
Start:LVCC Loop South Station
End:Resorts World Las Vegas
Stations:5
Type:Personal rapid transit/Dedicated taxi route
System:Underground car shuttle private roadway
Stock:70 Tesla Model 3 cars (all replaced with Tesla Model Y)
Electrification:Tesla Supercharger
Linelength:2.21NaN1
Character:Twin Tunnel
Speed:35mph

The Las Vegas Convention Center Loop (LVCC Loop) is a personal rapid transit (PRT) system servicing the Las Vegas Convention Center. Operating since 2021, the system uses Tesla Model 3 cars to shuttle passengers among five stations. Initial construction by The Boring Company commenced in November 2019,[2] with intermittent tunnel drilling for future stations continuing through the early and mid-2020s.

History

The Boring Company won the contract in May 2019. The Boring Company's contract was for $48.7 million.[3] The Boring Company first tunnel was started on November 15, 2019, digging at about per day; the first leg tunnel was completed on February 14, 2020.[4] [5] The Boring Company's second tunnel was finished in May 2020.

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-time of about two minutes. In July 2021 the peak passenger flow was recorded at 1,355 passengers per hour.[6] [7] [8]

In February 2024,[9] following investigation, the Boring Company was issued eight violations and fined $112,000. by OSHA, which the company is contesting.[10] Subsequently, the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority (LVCVA) has assumed an active safety monitoring role in the project.[11] That April, the Boring Company was named among the "Dirty Dozen" workplace safety offenders by the National Council of Occupational Safety and Health.[10]

System

The transportation system consists of twin tunnels in which Tesla cars are driven by employees to shuttle passengers to stops at the Las Vegas Convention Center complex and Las Vegas transportation connections.[12] The loop cost $53 million when it opened in June 2021 and is below ground. The two below-ground stations have escalators and elevators. The loop is in length and covers a 25-minute walking distance. The plan is for the cars to be autonomous vehicles in the future.[13]

Stations

Future Stops

There are additional phases planned; the completed phase there will have about of tunnels and 55 stops, including stops at Harry Reid International Airport, Allegiant Stadium, the Oakland A's future Las Vegas Stadium, Brightline West Las Vegas Station, UNLV, and downtown Las Vegas.[15] [16] [17] [18] The next planned expansion was for tunnels to the Encore and Westgate resorts.[14] [19]

The Boring Company tunnel boring machine, Prufrock-2, was drilling toward Encore on Las Vegas Boulevard, and had tunneled to Westgate on Paradise Road in 2023.[20] [21] In April 2024, the Boring Company announced the Westgate station would be opening soon.[22] Also in April 2024, it was reported that the next tunnel began construction, to connect the convention center to a station located at 3150 Paradise Road.[23] In May 2024, a Las Vegas Loop tunnel was drilled to Virgin Hotels Las Vegas, one of four such tunnels prepared for additional future Tesla transportation system stations.[24]

Connections

The Loop connects to the Las Vegas Monorail at the Boingo Station, LV Monorail station at the corner of Paradise Road and East Desert Inn Road at an Island above East Desert Inn Road. Buses that are near the Loop and Las Vegas Convention Center are the: RTC 108,[25] RTC 119[26] and Las Vegas Deuce.[27] [28]

See also

References

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Vegas Loop . lvloop.com . The Boring Company . 5 July 2024.
  2. News: In Las Vegas, Elon Musk's tunneling company digs in. Romero. Dennis. November 16, 2019. NBC News. en. 2019-11-16.
  3. Web site: Bliss . Laura . Elon Musk's $49 Million Las Vegas Loop Makes Perfect Sense — for Las Vegas . Bloomberg . 2019-05-29 . 2023-08-24.
  4. Web site: 2020-02-17. Boring Company's Las Vegas Tunnel Excavation Has Finally Been Completed. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20200221142140/https://interestingengineering.com/boring-companys-las-vegas-tunnel-excavation-has-finally-been-completed. February 21, 2020. 2020-02-21. interestingengineering.com. en-US.
  5. Web site: Velotta . Richard N. . 1st tunnel completed for Las Vegas Convention Center's people-mover . Las Vegas Review-Journal . 2020-02-14 . 2023-08-24.
  6. Web site: Wang . Brian . Vegas Boring Loop Surpasses 4400 Passengers Per Hour Target in Testing . NextBigFuture.com . 2021-05-29 . 2023-08-08.
  7. News: Velotta. Richard N.. 2021-06-08. Boring Co.'s underground loop begins moving customers in Las Vegas. en-US. Las Vegas Review-Journal. live. 2021-06-08. June 8, 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210608154741/https://www.reviewjournal.com/business/conventions/world-of-concrete/boring-co-s-underground-loop-begins-moving-customers-in-las-vegas-2373190/.
  8. Web site: Harris. Mark. 2021-11-12. Early data shows Elon Musk's Las Vegas Loop not yet up to speed. 2021-11-23. TechCrunch. en-US.
  9. News: Lane . Tiffany . Nevada OSHA finds multiple safety violations at Elon Musk's Boring Company tunnel worksite . 13 June 2024 . news3lv.com . Sinclair . February 28, 2024.
  10. News: Gentry . Dana . Musk’s Boring Company makes list of 'Dirty Dozen' workplace safety offenders . 13 June 2024 . Nevada Current . April 30, 2024.
  11. Web site: Mathews . Jessica . The CEO of the Las Vegas agency behind Boring Company’s first tunnel system says his team will be "more involved" after safety incidents . fortune.com . Fortune . 13 June 2024.
  12. News: Velotta. Richard N.. 2021-06-08. Boring Co.'s underground loop begins moving customers in Las Vegas. 2021-06-08. Las Vegas Review-Journal. en-US.
  13. Web site: O'Kane. Sean. 2020-05-14. Elon Musk's Boring Company finishes digging Las Vegas tunnels. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20200521081241/https://www.theverge.com/2020/5/14/21257849/elon-musk-boring-company-las-vegas-tunnel-finished-digging. May 21, 2020. 2020-05-21. The Verge. en.
  14. Web site: Resorts World LOOP Station . Mark . Hargis . August 31, 2022 . Las Vegas Monorail .
  15. News: Expanded Vegas Loop plans advance with commission approval. . 13 June 2023.
  16. Web site: Vegas Loop . 2024-04-22 . The Boring Company . en-US.
  17. Web site: Vegas Loop expansion: County approves plan to build 69 underground stations. Interesting Engineering . 5 May 2023.
  18. Web site: Elon Musk's The Boring Company seeks to double the size of its Vegas Loop. TechCrunch . 21 March 2023.
  19. Web site: LVCC Loop | Passenger Station Map, Updates & More Info. www.lvcva.com.
  20. https://www.teslarati.com/the-boring-company-vegas-loop-riviera/ The Boring Company Vegas Loop construction making progress, by Maria Merano, August 31, 2023 teslarati.com
  21. https://www.boringcompany.com/prufrock Prufrock, boringcompany.com
  22. Web site: Opening Soon .
  23. Web site: 2024-04-15 . Vegas Loop begins boring operations for station near UNLV . 2024-04-22 . Las Vegas Review-Journal . en-US.
  24. News: Las Vegas Loop tunnel reaches Virgin Hotel near UNLV, company announces on X . 4 June 2024 . 8NewsNow . Nexstar Media.
  25. Web site: Regional Transportation Commission of Southern Nevada 108.
  26. Web site: Regional Transportation Commission of Southern Nevada 119.
  27. Web site: Fares & Passes . .
  28. Web site: Buses on the Strip in Las Vegas (RTC, The Deuce and More) - OnTheStrip.com. December 29, 2021.

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