TN Lawmakers cut new proposed agency to oversee Boring Company tunnel from 20 staffers to 3

By: Adam Friedman

Outlets: Tennessee Lookout

Published: March 31, 2026

Words: 342

Last Updated: 4 months ago

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A top Tennessee Republican lawmaker wants to create a new agency to oversee the Boring Company, which aims to build a tunnel for Tesla vehicles in Nashville, but has proposed significantly reducing its size after pushback over the cost.

Tennessee Republican Senate Majority Leader Jack Johnson, a Franklin Republican, is now proposing a three-person “subterranean transportation infrastructure” agency costing less than $1 million compared to the 20-person, $5 million agency in his original …

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