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VEGAS GOES

UNDERGROUND

INSIDE THE INNOVATIVE CONVENTION CENTER LOOP

The Las Vegas Convention Center Loop is a Here’s another bonus: The Las Vegas Loop is an
transportation marvel that is already revolutionizing environmentally friendly and efficient way to transport
how people move around Las Vegas. The tunnel is the people - the electric vehicles used in the tunnel produce
brainchild of Elon Musk’s Boring Company, which zero emissions, making it a sustainable mode of
aims to create a network of underground transportation transportation. The tunnel’s design also allows for a
tunnels in the city to alleviate traffic congestion – continuous traffic flow without the usual stops and starts
especially along the world-famous Strip. that cause traffic congestion on surface streets.
The tunnels in Las Vegas currently allow convention The Las Vegas Convention Center Loop is truly a
and trade show attendees to travel underground across remarkable achievement in underground transportation
the vast convention center site, connecting the relatively that provides an exciting and convenient way for auction
new West Hall with the North, Central and South Halls. attendees to easily access the Convention Center without
The Vegas Loop has also opened a passenger station at concerns about traffic or parking.
the nearby Resorts World, providing direct access to and For more information about the Las Vegas Convention Center
from the Las Vegas Convention Center.
Loop, visit VegasMeansBusiness.com. For more information
The innovative system is designed to transport more than about the Barrett-Jackson Las Vegas Auction, tickets or bidder
4,400 convention attendees per hour across the campus registration, visit Barrett-Jackson.com.
by loading up to three passengers into a Tesla Model X.
The experience of riding in the tunnel is thrilling, with
an unmistakable futuristic vibe. As the vehicle descends
into the colorfully lit tunnel, a driver expertly navigates
the Tesla through the tunnel system and is happy to
answer questions about the vehicle in which you are
riding or the Loop itself.