Overview
- The Shingle Creek Transit and Utility Community Development District named The Boring Company its preferred proposer and authorized staff to begin contract talks, with any final deal requiring board approval.
- The concept under consideration is a point-to-point underground system to connect Universal Orlando’s existing parks with the new Epic Universe and potentially other resort assets, though detailed plans have not been released.
- The selection followed an RFQ process with three respondents, including V2R and Sunshine Connection Partners, with the board citing The Boring Company’s qualifications as the best fit for the brief.
- Officials say next steps include stakeholder coordination and operational and financial analyses to define the route, schedule and costs, and Universal and local governments have not provided substantive public comments.
- Reporters and experts note Florida-specific engineering hurdles such as a high water table and sinkhole risk, while pointing to the Vegas Loop as precedent for Boring’s tunnel approach, which uses Tesla vehicles rather than high-capacity rail.