Las Vegas Convention Center Loop
Las Vegas Convention Center Loop
Overview
Other name(s)LVCC Loop
StatusClosed when there are no events at Convention Center
Owner
Termini
Stations5
Website
Service
TypeDedicated taxi route
SystemUnderground car shuttle private roadway
Rolling stockTesla Model 3 and Tesla Model X cars
History
OpenedJune 1, 2021 (2021-06-01)
Technical
Line length1.7 miles (2.7 km)
CharacterTwin Tunnel
ElectrificationTesla Supercharger
Operating speed35 mph (56 km/h)
LVCC Loop
 LVCC Loop South Station
 Transfer to Boingo Station, LV Monorail station
 LVCC Loop Central Station
 LVCC Loop West Station
 LVCC Loop Riviera Station
 Resorts World Las Vegas

The Las Vegas Convention Center Loop (LVCC Loop) is a transportation system at the Las Vegas Convention Center. Operating since 2021, the system uses Tesla Model 3 cars to shuttle passengers between five stations. Construction was carried out by The Boring Company from 2019 to 2021.[1] The system was built to reduce the walking time for attendees of the Las Vegas Convention Center.[2]

The Boring Company machine in 2019
A Tesla Model 3 car, like the ones used in the Las Vegas Convention Center Loop

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.[3] The loop cost $53 million when it opened in June 2021 and is 40 feet (12 m) below ground. The two below-ground stations have escalators and elevators. The loop is 1.7 miles (2.7 km) in length and covers a 25-minute walking distance. The plan is for the cars to be autonomous vehicles in the future.[4]

The Boring Company won the contract in May 2019. The Boring Company's contract was for $48.7 million. [5] The Boring Company first tunnel was started on November 15, 2019, digging at about 49 feet (15 m) per day; the 4,475 feet (1,364 m) first leg tunnel was completed on February 14, 2020.[6][7] The Boring Company's second tunnel was finished in May 2020.[4]

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. The peak passenger exceeded 4,500 passengers in one hour.[8][9][10] The system started transporting convention attendees on June 8, 2021.[11][12][13][14]

For safety the LVCC Loop system has: emergency exits, lighted tunnels, bidirectional ventilation system, CCTV system, fire suppression system, Fire alarm system, and emergency communication system.[2]

Stations

Future Stops

There are other phases planned, in the completed phase there will be about 68 miles (109 km) of tunnels and 55 stops, including stops at Harry Reid International Airport, Allegiant Stadium, and downtown Las Vegas.[16][17][18] The next stops will be tunnels to Encore and Westgate resorts.[15][19] The Boring Company tunnel boring machine, Prufrock-2 is working its way to Encore on Las Vegas Boulevard. Tunnel boring machine Prufrock-1 has tunneled to Westgate on Paradise Road. [20][21]

Connections

Boingo Station, Las Vegas Monorail station above East Desert Inn Road, a loop connection

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,[22] RTC 119[23] and Las Vegas Deuce.[24][25]

See also

References

  1. ↑ Romero, Dennis (November 16, 2019). "In Las Vegas, Elon Musk's tunneling company digs in". NBC News. Retrieved November 16, 2019.
  2. 1 2 "Loop". The Boring Company.
  3. ↑ Velotta, Richard N. (June 8, 2021). "Boring Co.'s underground loop begins moving customers in Las Vegas". Las Vegas Review-Journal. Retrieved June 8, 2021.
  4. 1 2 O'Kane, Sean (May 14, 2020). "Elon Musk's Boring Company finishes digging Las Vegas tunnels". The Verge. Archived from the original on May 21, 2020. Retrieved May 21, 2020.
  5. ↑ Bliss, Laura (May 29, 2019). "Elon Musk's $49 Million Las Vegas Loop Makes Perfect Sense — for Las Vegas". Bloomberg. Retrieved August 24, 2023.
  6. ↑ "Boring Company's Las Vegas Tunnel Excavation Has Finally Been Completed". interestingengineering.com. February 17, 2020. Archived from the original on February 21, 2020. Retrieved February 21, 2020.
  7. ↑ Velotta, Richard N. (February 14, 2020). "1st tunnel completed for Las Vegas Convention Center's people-mover". Las Vegas Review-Journal. Retrieved August 24, 2023.
  8. ↑ Wang, Brian (May 29, 2021). "Vegas Boring Loop Surpasses 4400 Passengers Per Hour Target in Testing". NextBigFuture.com. Retrieved August 8, 2023.
  9. ↑ Velotta, Richard N. (June 8, 2021). "Boring Co.'s underground loop begins moving customers in Las Vegas". Las Vegas Review-Journal. Archived from the original on June 8, 2021. Retrieved June 8, 2021.
  10. ↑ "Clark County Zoning Commission on 2023-05-03 9:00 AM". Clark County Zoning Commission on 2023-05-03 9:00 AM. May 3, 2023. Retrieved May 3, 2023.
  11. ↑ "Elon Musk firm proposing 'Vegas Loop' tunnel people mover". Associated Press. October 14, 2020. Retrieved August 24, 2023.
  12. ↑ "Elon Musk's The Boring Company opens first station in expanded Las Vegas transit tunnel system". Dezeen. July 1, 2022. Retrieved April 14, 2023.
  13. ↑ Cole, Samantha (January 7, 2022). "Traffic Jams Are Possible in Elon Musk's Tunnels, Apparently". Vice. Retrieved August 24, 2023.
  14. ↑ Kilander, Gustaf (January 7, 2022). "Elon Musk's 'Vegas Loop' called a 'death trap' as traffic piles up". The Independent. Retrieved August 24, 2023.
  15. 1 2 Hargis, Mark (August 31, 2022). "Resorts World LOOP Station". Las Vegas Monorail.
  16. ↑ "Expanded Vegas Loop plans advance with commission approval". Las Vegas Sun. June 13, 2023.
  17. ↑ "Vegas Loop expansion: County approves plan to build 69 underground stations". Interesting Engineering. May 5, 2023.
  18. ↑ "Elon Musk's The Boring Company seeks to double the size of its Vegas Loop". TechCrunch. March 21, 2023.
  19. ↑ "LVCC Loop | Passenger Station Map, Updates & More Info". www.lvcva.com.
  20. ↑ The Boring Company Vegas Loop construction making progress, by Maria Merano, August 31, 2023 teslarati.com
  21. ↑ Prufrock, boringcompany.com
  22. ↑ "Regional Transportation Commission of Southern Nevada 108" (PDF).
  23. ↑ "Regional Transportation Commission of Southern Nevada 119" (PDF).
  24. ↑ "Fares & Passes". Regional Transportation Commission of Southern Nevada.
  25. ↑ "Buses on the Strip in Las Vegas (RTC, The Deuce and More) - OnTheStrip.com". December 29, 2021.

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