Riders hoping to take the Vegas Loop to UNLV during Formula 1 week will have to wait and see. The Boring Company says new stations will open soon, but it has not announced a date, FOX5 Las Vegas reported.
What we know
- A new Loop station is being built on the UNLV campus, across from the Thomas & Mack Center. The company hopes to link it to resorts including the Westgate and Virgin Hotels Las Vegas.
- In September, a Boring Company representative told FOX5 the goal was to finish the new stops before November’s F1 race.
- Nevada education leaders approved plans for the UNLV station in June.
- The Loop has more than a dozen stations now, with 14 more planned, including stops in Chinatown and at AREA15. Clark County and the company have not released timelines for those.
- FOX5 asked The Boring Company, the LVCVA and Clark County for updates; none had been provided at publication.
Riders told FOX5 a single trip from the Las Vegas Convention Center to Resorts World costs just under $5 and takes about four minutes.
What it means for locals and visitors
A UNLV stop would give students, Thomas & Mack event crowds and Paradise Road hotel guests an underground shortcut to the Convention Center and the resort corridor, which matters most during big events when surface streets are jammed. Until an opening date is announced, plan F1 week trips around the existing stations, rideshare zones and the Monorail, and expect heavy traffic and road closures near the Strip.
For drivers, more Loop stations could shift some short Convention Center trips off the road, but race week will still bring strong demand for rides between the Strip, the airport and off-Strip hotels.
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