The Boring Company posted a video on X of Prufrock-MB2 tunneling on a Friday night in Nashville.

The official video is embedded above from the source post.

Friday night tunneling in Nashville!

Prufrock-MB2 is boring through the Music City limestone using 1,000,000+ lb of axial thrust, and 4,000,000+ lb of lateral gripping force.

What was announced

  • Video of Prufrock-MB2 operating at night in Nashville.
  • The machine is boring through Music City limestone.
  • Axial thrust exceeds 1,000,000 lb.
  • Lateral gripping force exceeds 4,000,000 lb.

Context

Prufrock-MB2 is one of the tunnel boring machines operating on the Music City Loop project in Nashville. Prior official posts confirmed simultaneous tunneling by MB1 and MB2.

Limits of this report

This report contains only the details stated in the source post. It does not include tunneling rates, total distance completed, station progress, or other project metrics.

Source

The Boring Company (@boringcompany) on X: https://x.com/boringcompany/status/2098598618059985028