In his most detailed comments to date about The Boring Company's underground tunnel project in, Mayor Freddie O'Connell said he's known of the company's interest for about a year.

The Tennessee State Building Commission's executive committee approved a lease agreement Thursday with The Boring Company to use a state parking lot to begin its Music City Loop tunnel. The approval vote came over the jeers of a crowd of Nashville residents who oppose the project.

Construction of the 10-mile Music City Loop is expected to begin immediately after approvals, with the project potentially operational as soon as fall 2026.