TN Senate Majority Leader proposes 20-person, $5M oversight agency for Boring Company Tunnel

By: Adam Friedman, Sam Stockard

Outlets: Tennessee Lookout

Published: February 25, 2026

Words: 695

Last Updated: 2 weeks, 1 day ago

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In an effort to keep the state in control of the Boring Company’s underground tunnel through Nashville, a top Tennessee lawmaker wants to create a new agency that oversees all “subterranean transportation infrastructure.”

Senate Majority Leader Jack Johnson, a Franklin Republican, proposed the legislation, HB 2450/SB 2205, that received approval Tuesday from the Senate Commerce Committee. It would establish the Subterranean Transportation Infrastructure Coordination Authority, an 11-member board and a 20-person staff, with …

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