{"id":152864,"date":"2026-02-12T11:15:20","date_gmt":"2026-02-12T11:15:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/152864\/"},"modified":"2026-02-12T11:15:20","modified_gmt":"2026-02-12T11:15:20","slug":"orlando-area-transit-district-selects-the-boring-company-for-potential-universal-tunnel-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/152864\/","title":{"rendered":"Orlando area transit district selects The Boring Company for potential Universal tunnel"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Brief<\/p>\n

Elon Musk\u2019s “The Boring Company” has been officially selected to design and build a high-tech underground transit system in Orlando.<\/p>\n

The tunnel system is designed to bypass the heavy traffic on International Drive, connecting Universal\u2019s existing parks and CityWalk to the new Epic Universe.<\/p>\n

By utilizing a “Tesla Tunnel” similar to the Vegas Loop, the project aims to eliminate gridlock and reduce the time visitors spend searching for parking.<\/p>\n

ORLANDO, Fla. – The future of transportation in Central Florida is heading underground.<\/p>\n

The Shingle Creek Transit and Utility Community Development District has officially greenlit Elon Musk\u2019s The Boring Company<\/a> to tackle the persistent gridlock surrounding International Drive.<\/p>\n

The backstory<\/p>\n

The decision follows months of speculation and a competitive bidding process including firms such as Glydways.<\/a><\/p>\n

While other firms proposed elevated guide-way systems to save time, the District ultimately voted in favor of the subterranean vision.<\/p>\n

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This project aims to replicate the success of the “Vegas Loop” in Nevada, providing a seamless, high-speed link between Universal Orlando Resort\u2019s current attractions and the highly anticipated Epic Universe expansion.<\/p>\n

What they’re saying<\/p>\n

The community response to ditching traditional buses for high-speed tunnels has been largely enthusiastic.<\/p>\n

“We are very congested at certain times and certain hours and that would certainly help with people not having to budget their time,” said Mary Walters-Clark, resident.<\/p>\n

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“I think it would be a new opportunity to lessen traffic load and good for visitors as well,” said Scott Heinz, resident.<\/p>\n

What’s next<\/p>\n

Now that The Boring Company has been selected, the District will move into the next phase of planning. This includes:<\/p>\n

Working with local businesses and Universal Orlando to finalize the route.<\/p>\n

Conducting deep dives into the operational and financial viability of the proposal.<\/p>\n

Establishing a concrete construction schedule to ensure the system is ready for the influx of visitors headed to Epic Universe.<\/p>\n

The Source<\/p>\n

This story was written based on information shared by The Shingle Creek Transit and Utility Community Development District.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The Brief Elon Musk\u2019s “The Boring Company” has been officially selected to design and build a high-tech underground…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":152865,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[11],"tags":[73382,6113,10749,139,141,140,73372,2749,73757],"class_list":["post-152864","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-orlando","tag-boring-company","tag-epic-universe","tag-international-drive","tag-orlando","tag-orlando-headlines","tag-orlando-news","tag-shingle-creek","tag-universal-orlando-resort","tag-utility-community-development-district"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/152864","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=152864"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/152864\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/152865"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=152864"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=152864"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=152864"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}