NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WKRN) — A recent post from The Boring Company showed a piece of their machinery appearing to drill on West End Avenue. The company referred to the equipment as "geotechnical exploratory borings."

Although more questions than answers remain around the work, some who commute to campus each day were excited to hear about the work in the area. 

“If there's other options that we can explore, I think that's always great, but what we have right now is kind of not working," said Chuck Acheson, who commutes from Antioch. "I don't really see a bigger answer to where we could go with that."

When it comes to work near Vanderbilt University, the Nashville Mayor's Office told News 2 there was no permit issued to The Boring Company to work on West End, and referred us to the state.  The Tennessee Department of Transportation confirmed they were "aware" of the work, but wouldn't provide any further details. 

News 2 has reached to The Boring Company for more information. In the meantime, Acheson said he was optimistic, but still curious about the work. 

“Nashville is somewhere that's always been very important to me," Acheson said. "I grew up in the area, and there's just been so much transformation and so many things that have happened to the city in the last five, 10 years that it's I think a little concerning whenever a big swing like this comes in or somebody wants to take a big swing like this because I feel like we've heard it before."

Some critics of the Music City Loop have called out what they say is a lack of community involvement and transparency. Yet Gary Jamison, who works at an area hotel, feels whatever the work, it could greatly benefit Nashville.

“It's going to be a wonderful asset, I believe, for our city. Right now, when guests come to my hotel, they tell me we have the highest Uber prices in the country," Jamison said. "So if we can get from the airport to downtown for a $6-$8 rate, I think it's nothing but a benefit for everybody."

News 2 also reached out to area Metro Councilmember Tom Cash for info on the work. He said this was the first he had heard of the work and would also reach out to The Boring Company for more information.

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