Clark County approves 19 more Vegas Loop stations, taking the Tesla tunnel network to 123

The Vegas Loop's map just grew again. The Boring Company said on Tuesday, August 25, that Clark County has approved entitlements for 19 additional stations, bringing the total number of approved stations in its Las Vegas tunnel network to 123.

Where the new stations go

According to the Las Vegas Review-Journal, as summarised by CDC Gaming, the new approvals include:

• Grand Prix Plaza: the Formula One building used for the Las Vegas Grand Prix.
• Chinatown: another stop in the Chinatown district.
• Tropicana Avenue: several stations between Las Vegas Boulevard and Paradise Road.
• The Tuscany: two stations at the resort.
• Paradise Road: a station plus office space on the former Gordon Biersch restaurant site, north of Flamingo Road.

The company used the moment to make a bold point on X: because the Loop runs point to point with no stops in between, "in the limit, one could have a Loop station in every driveway".

How the plan keeps growing

The approved network has expanded step by step, Teslarati noted. In 2023, commissioners added 18 stations and the target grew to 69 stations across 65 miles of tunnel. Later that year the company spoke of about 93 stations, and last year's long-term plan called for 104 stations along 68 miles (about 110 km). Teslarati did not report how many extra miles of tunnel the new stations require.

Approval is not the same as construction. Around 11 stations are open today, serving the Las Vegas Convention Center, Resorts World, Encore, Westgate and Fontainebleau. The network has carried more than 4 million passengers since it opened.

An entitlement is a planning approval: it allows a station at a given site, but each one still needs construction permits, a tunnel connection and usually a deal with the property owner. Many Loop stations sit at resorts and businesses that want their own link, which helps explain why the approved map is so much larger than the working one.

Busy days, and a bigger airport link

Even partly built, the Loop is already busy. In late July, Boring Company executive Mike Baier said the system moves roughly 40,000 passengers on busy convention days, and that ridership should rise three to four times once the airport tunnels open, Tesla North reported. The 2.25-mile Airport Connector will link to the University Center Loop under Paradise Road, with planned stations near Virgin Hotels, UNLV and the Sphere. For now, airport trips still include a stretch on surface streets.

The Tesla link

Every vehicle in the Vegas Loop is a Tesla, so each new station is, in effect, another pick-up point for Tesla cars. Since late 2025, some routes have used self-driving Teslas, but each still has a human safety driver on board, according to Casino.org. A network of more than 100 stations would be very hard to staff with drivers alone, which is why the step to fully driverless operation matters so much for the Loop's economics, and why it is closely watched as a test of Tesla's self-driving software.

What to watch next

• The opening date of the airport tunnels, earlier targeted for the first quarter of 2026.
• Which of the 123 approved stations get built first, and when.
• Any move to remove safety drivers from the Loop's Teslas.