The Boring Company is progressing with its plans to connect the Vegas Loop with Harry Reid International Airport, revealing more details through a recently submitted building permit application.
The proposal includes plans to tunnel from a new station located at 4744 Paradise Road to a site near Tropicana Avenue at 5032 Palo Verde Road, strategically positioned between Paradise Road and University Center Drive, and opposite an airport parking lot.
According to the Boring Co.’s station map for the Vegas Loop, there is intended construction of a station at the 5032 Palo Verde location.
To facilitate this development, the Boring Co. aims to purchase a 1.72-acre plot on Palo Verde Road owned by Monarch Enterprises.
A representative for Monarch Enterprises declined to comment regarding the potential sale when contacted.
Currently, the Boring Co. owns the 4744 Paradise site and is busy tunneling toward the Las Vegas Convention Center as part of the University Center Loop project.
The route from the convention center to various planned stops includes locations such as Virgin Hotels Las Vegas, a future multi-family unit station on Paradise, and stops at the previous sites of Gordon Biersch Brewery Restaurant and Firefly, which will cater to attendees of events at the Sphere.
Steve Hill, the President and CEO of the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority, stated that tunneling for the University Center Loop is expected to reach the convention center by this summer.
In close proximity, the planned airport station will be adjacent to the J Dapper Airport Center project being developed by Dapper Cos.
Documents submitted to Clark County outline that this project will include a nine-level parking garage featuring 1,271 spaces, with 72 Tesla superchargers on the first floor.
The J Dapper Airport Center is also set to provide a shuttle system to the airport, which will accommodate both parkers and Vegas Loop riders.
Monika Bertaki, a spokeswoman for Reid airport, confirmed that preliminary discussions have taken place regarding the 5030 Paradise address as part of the Airport Center, although she was not informed about the planned Vegas Loop station at Palo Verde Road.
The two sites are part of a larger land area, including developed and vacant parcels, located between Paradise and University Center to the west and east, and between Paradise and Kitty Hawk Way/Swenson Street to the north and south, wherein the Clark County Department of Aviation controls approximately 20 acres.
A North Multimodal Center is intended for these airport-owned lands as part of an extensive modernization project at the airport.
This multimodal center aims to enhance connectivity for Vegas Loop riders transitioning to and from terminals at Reid Airport.
The modernization plans for the airport also feature a new transit center situated south of the airport, covering close to 130 acres of land on the southeast corner of Las Vegas Boulevard and Sunset Road.
The property encompasses the Las Vegas Golf and Driving Range, the former All-American Sports Park, and 65 acres of undeveloped land, in proximity to the Regional Transportation Commission’s South Strip Terminal located on Gilespie Street and Sunset Road.
Within the announced plans from last year by Reid airport, it was emphasized that the new transit centers would provide options for rideshares and public transportation, alongside parking for airport employees and crew members.
Additionally, the airport and Clark County are collaborating on several road upgrades surrounding the airport to streamline travel, which includes a new roadway linking Paradise and University Center with an intersection at Palo Verde Road.
Bertaki expressed that no timeframe is established yet, noting that the consultant is currently collaborating with stakeholders to formulate the preliminary designs for all modernization efforts at the airport.
The overarching ambition for the North Transit Center is to ensure that all transportation flows seamlessly in and out of that central hub.
Integrating Vegas Loop stations close to the North Multimodal Center would be transformative for travelers wishing to utilize the Boring Co.’s transit solution to access the airport.
This development would prove advantageous for the Boring Co., especially considering that one of the main criticisms of the Las Vegas Monorail was its lack of direct airport connectivity.
Obtaining necessary approvals and clearances from the Federal Aviation Administration had posed significant challenges for extending the monorail, as doing so would have required constructing its tracks on airport territory.
The Boring Co. employs Tesla electric vehicles operating in subterranean tunnels as part of its private, point-to-point transportation system.
A critical feature of this system’s expansion is the ability for passengers to travel between points without stopping, in contrast to the monorail, where riders must halt at each station along their journey.
Currently, the Vegas Loop serves various exhibit halls across the Las Vegas Convention Center, with stations at Resorts World, the Westgate, and Encore.
Resorts World and Westgate stations operate daily with hours that vary, mostly from 10 a.m. to 9 p.m., while the convention center and Encore stations are only open in conjunction with events and conventions at the convention center.
For riders, a single trip from a resort station costs $4.25, a round trip is priced at $7.00, and a day pass is available for $12.50.
Rides between the Las Vegas Convention Center stations are complimentary.
The Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority allocated $52.5 million to have the Boring Co. construct the Convention Center Loop.
The Boring Co. will assume responsibility for funding any off-campus expansions and will operate them while retaining the revenue from passenger rides.
Upon full realization, the Vegas Loop is projected to comprise 68 miles of tunnels and 104 stations, connecting the resort corridor, downtown Las Vegas, and various attractions such as Allegiant Stadium, Chinatown, and Harry Reid International Airport.
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