Tennessee State Building Commissioners unanimously passed a proposal to gift a no-rent lease to Elon Musk’s The Boring Company during a special meeting July 31.

The ‘Tesla in Tunnels’ project will connect the Nashville International Airport to downtown.

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.